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Tokyo stocks open lower

Benchmark Nikkei 225 index down 0.31% at 26,726.68 in early trade

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 04 Dec 2020 8:53AM

Tokyo stocks open lower
The Topix index has slipped 0.15% or 2.63 points to 1,772.62. – Pixabay pic, December 4, 2020

TOKYO – Tokyo stocks opened lower today as a higher yen against the dollar weighed on the market, with investors awaiting key US jobs data due later in the day.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 0.31% or 82.69 points at 26,726.68 in early trade, while the broader Topix index slipped 0.15% or 2.63 points to 1,772.62. – AFP, December 4, 2020

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