Tokyo: Stocks open flat on Tuesday

[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks opened flat on Tuesday as investors sought fresh clues to the global economy and central banks' policies as the yen's recent falls came to a halt.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.05 per cent, or 9.80 points, to 20,071.18 in the first minute of trading, while the Topix index of all first-section issues was down 0.03 per cent, or 0.42 points, at 1,615.06.

AFP