Tokyo shares open lower

Tokyo shares opened lower on Monday with its benchmark Nikkei index fell to a two-week low as sentiment here was punched by declines in U.S. and European equity markets last week.

At 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was down 89.44 points, or 0.46 percent, from Friday at 19,563.44. The index briefly dropped as low as 19,474.23, its lowest intraday level since April 6.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell 12.08 points, or 0.76 percent, to 1,576. 61. Endi