Tokyo shares open sharply lower on firmer yen
Xinhua, February 9, 2016 Adjust font size:
Tokyo shares opened the trading Tuesday sharply lower, with its benchmark Nikkei index briefly plunging over 4 percent, on weak performance in the overnight U.S. market and the yen's fast appreciation.
At 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average tumbled 658.95 points, or 3.88 percent, from Monday to 16,345.35.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange shed 55.16 points, or 4.00 percent, to 1,325.25. Enditem