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Tokyo stocks open marginally lower

Xinhua, December 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower Tuesday as investors were in a circumspect mood ahead of the outcome of a U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting Wednesday that could change the course of U.S. interest rates.

As of 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shed 14.83 points, or 0.08 percent, from Monday to 18,868.59, while the broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange dipped 1.26 points, or 0.08 percent, to 1,526.62.

Early decliners comprised iron and steel, shipping and pulp and paper-linked issues. Endit