Tokyo - Tokyo stocks fell 0.80 percent Friday morning after three days of gains that pushed the benchmark index to a 15-year high, and despite a strong lead from Wall Street where the Nasdaq hit a record.
The Nikkei 225 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell 161.31 points to 20,026.34 by the break, while the Topix index of all first-section shares slipped 0.45 percent, or 7.34 points, to 1,617.53.
AFP