Tokyo stocks open lower on lingering trade war fears

MONDAY, MARCH 05, 2018
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Tokyo stocks opened lower on Monday with steelmakers and other exporters falling amid lingering worries of a trade war.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.43 percent or 90.51 points to 21,091.13 in early trade while the broader Topix index was down 0.44 percent or 7.58 points at 1,700.76.