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Tokyo stocks drop 1.09 pct on sinking oil prices, firmer yen

Xinhua, January 14, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks fell 1.09 percent by the break of Wednesday as investor sentiment was undermined by sinking crude oil prices and a firmer yen.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average plunged 186.51 points from Tuesday to 16,901.20.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 11.81 points, or 0.86 percent, to 1,362. 88.

Major decliners included nonferrous metal, energy and steel issues. Endi