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Tokyo shares open sharply lower for disappointing ECB stimulus

Xinhua, December 4, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares opened the trading Friday sharply lower as investors' sentiment here was disappointed by weaker-than-expected stimulus measures the European Central Bank released overnight.

At 9:15 a.m. local time, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average plunged 331.31 points, or 1.66 percent, from Thursday to 19,608.59.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 25.67 points, or 1.60 percent, to 1,577.27. Endit