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Tokyo: Shares open 0.89% lower

Published Fri, Oct 2, 2015 · 12:24 AM

[TOKYO] Tokyo shares opened 0.89 per cent lower on Friday as Wall Street remained flat with trading quiet ahead of a US jobs report later in the day.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell 158.03 points to 17,564.39 in opening deals.

AFP

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