Tokyo stocks open lower

Tokyo stocks opened lower on Tuesday as a slightly higher yen and falls in the US Dow index weighed on the market. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 0.45 percent, or 175.29 points, at 38,747.74 in early trade, while the broader Topix index was down 0.33 percent, or 9.33 points, at 2,788.74. kh/kaf/smw

opened on Tuesday as a slightly higher and falls in the weighed on the .

The benchmark was down 0.45 percent, or 175.29 , at 38,747.74 in , while the broader was down 0.33 percent, or 9.33 points, at 2,788.74.

Source: Stocks-Markets-Economic Times