Tokyo shares open lower on weak U.S. market

Tokyo shares opened the trading Friday lower following weak overnight performance in the U.S. stocks market amid cautions before policy meetings by the U.S. and Japanese central banks next week.

At 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 105.33 points, or 0.63 percent, from Thursday to 16,563.08.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 9.99 points, or 0.75 percent, to 1,327.42. Endit