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Tokyo shares open mixed

Xinhua, April 14, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares opened mixed on Tuesday with its benchmark Nikkei stocks index inching down after a decline in the overnight U.S. market that triggered risk-taking sentiment here.

At 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei inched down 15.23 points, or 0.08 percent, from Monday to 19,890.23.

On the contrary, the broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 0.77 point, or 0.05 percent, to 1,587.03. Endi