| Nikkei opens sharply lower on downgraded credit rating of France |
| Last Updated(Beijing Time):2012-01-16 09:39 |
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Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower Monday with the key Nikkei index down 1.27 percent after Standard & Poor's Ratings Services downgraded France's credit status last week.
At 9:15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 107.93 points from Friday to 8,392.09.
The broader Topix index contracted 8.60 points, or 1.17 percent, to 726.00. |
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