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Tokyo shares open lower

TOKYO, Feb 20, (MILLAT) – Tokyo stocks opened lower
Monday as the yen’s continued strength weighed on the market.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.39 percent, or 7.42 yen, to
19,160.20 in the first minutes of trading, while the Topix index of all
first-section issues slipped 0.34 percent, or 5.23 points, to 1,539.31.