Tokyo: Stocks open lower on US-China tension

[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday, tracking falls on Wall Street on rising tensions between the US and China.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 0.56 per cent or 123.03 points at 21,793.28 in early trade, while the broader Topix index slipped 0.65 per cent or 10.20 points to 1,567.14.

AFP