Tokyo shares open lower on weak U.S. data
Xinhua, October 2, 2015 Adjust font size:
Tokyo shares opened lower on Friday as sentiment here was weighed down by a weaker-than-expected U.S. manufacturing data, as well as on a firmer yen.
At 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 101.42 points, or 0.57 percent, from Thursday to 17,621.00.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 9.01 points, or 0.62 percent, to 1, 433.73. Endi