Nikkei opens slightly lower
Nikkei opened slightly lower Thursday after a three-day decline.
At 9: 15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 17.20 points, or 0.16 percent, from Wednesday to 10,469.79.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 3.72 points, or 0.42 percent, to 884. 07.









