Tokyo: Stocks open lower ahead of Bank of Japan decision

Published Thu, Oct 28, 2021 · 12:20 AM

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    [TOKYO] Tokyo stocks opened lower on Thursday (Oct 28), extending falls on Wall Street as investors awaited a monetary policy decision from the Bank of Japan later in the day.

    The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 0.8 per cent or 243.44 points at 28,854.80, while the broader Topix index slipped 0.6 per cent or 12.85 points to 2,000.96.

    AFP

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