Nikkei opens lower on Fed's hawkish tone
Xinhua, January 29, 2015 Adjust font size:
Tokyo stocks opened lower early Thursday, as investors saw the U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers may increase the central bank's key interest rate.
At 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was down 99.78 points, or 0.56 percent, from Wednesday to 17,695.95.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 9.38 points, or 0.66 percent, to 1,420. 54.
Major decliners included mining, energy and rubber issues. Endi