Tokyo stocks open flat ahead of conclusion of market committee meeting
Xinhua,December 13, 2017 Adjust font size:
TOKYO, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened essentially flat Wednesday as investors sat on the fence ahead of the U.S. central bank's two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting concluding later in the day.
As of 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average edged 9.04 points, or 0.04 percent lower, from Tuesday to 22,857.13.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, inched up 2.62 points, or 0.14 percent, at 1,817.70.
Electric appliance and rubber product issues comprised those that declined the most in the opening minutes after the morning bell.
Bank and marine transportation issues, meanwhile, led those that gained the most. Enditem