Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Tokyo stocks open lower on stronger yen

Special Report:Global Financial Crisis

TOKYO, Jan. 26 (Chinese media) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower

Monday as investors remain jittery amid a stronger yen against the U.S. dollar.

In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue

Nikkei Stock Average lost 36.50 points, or 0.47 percent, from Friday to

7,708.75.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues

on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 2.20 points, or 0.28 percent, to 771.35.

The Second Section advanced.

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