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Tokyo stocks open lower on strong yen

TOKYO, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Tokyo stocks opened lower
Tuesday on a strong yen, while taking a lead from Wall Street where selling pressure hit banking shares.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 0.56 percent, or 110.13 points, to 19,411.46 in early trading, while the Topix index of all first-section issues was down 0.38 percent, or 5.94 points, at 1,559.91.