Tokyo: Shares open lower on Ukraine, Wall Street selloff
Published Fri, Feb 18, 2022 · 12:14 AM
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[TOKYO] Tokyo shares opened lower Friday (Feb 18) as investors' risk appetite waned further on rising tensions over Ukraine that drove down Wall Street shares.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 1.19 per cent or 324.64 points to 26,908.23 while the broader Topix index lost 1.01 per cent or 19.50 points to 1,911.74. AFP
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