TOKYO, June 19, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Tokyo stocks opened lower Tuesday, with
investors jittery over US-China trade tensions as US President Donald Trump
threatened to impose a 10-percent tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese
goods.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.43 percent or 97.89 points to
22,582.44 in early trade while the broader Topix index was down 0.39 percent
or 6.88 points at 1,764.55.