Tokyo--Tokyo stocks fell 0.55 percent Thursday morning as a pick-up in the yen hit exporters, while Wall Street provided a lacklustre lead following a disappointing US retail sales report.
The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 108.44 points at 19,656.28 by the break, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares turned down 0.52 percent, or 8.31 points, to 1,595.90.
AFP
