TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened flat today while the yen held up on mostly lacklustre US economic data.
The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 0.04 per cent, or 7.28 points, at 19,862.48 at the start.
The dollar stayed weak early today after falling on worse-than-expected US industrial production data, which came after a disappointing retail sales report earlier in the week.
The greenback was ¥119.13 (RM3.12) early today compared with ¥119.14 in New York late Yesterday.
The euro inched down to US$1.0676 (RM3.89) and 127.17 yen from US$1.0684 and 127.29 yen in US trade.
The European Central Bank yesterday voted to keep interest rates at their current all-time lows and rejected speculation of an early end to its ultra-easy money policy.
In New York the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.42 per cent yesterday as a rally in petroleum-linked equities helped lift stocks.
