Tokyo: Stocks open lower ahead of key G20 talks

[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday on profit-taking ahead of key US-China trade talks at the Group of 20 summit.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 0.20 per cent or 42.00 points at 21,296.17 in early trade, while the Topix index was down 0.12 per cent or 1.81 points at 1,551.46.

AFP