TOKYO: Tokyo shares opened 0.32 percent lower Friday morning as Wall Street remained flat with trading quiet ahead of a US jobs report later in the day.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell 56.17 points to 17,666.25 in early trade.
Wall Street equities finished little changed Thursday as investors took stock of mixed US economic data and awaited the monthly jobs figures.
Washington will release September unemployment figures on Friday, with the improving labour market a key factor supporting the Federal Reserve’s plan to hike near-zero interest rates.
“US payrolls day has come round again, but amid a still lingering sense that it is global market (and) economic conditions staying the Fed’s hand at present, tonight’s September numbers might not be completely crucial for upcoming (Fed) deliberations,” National Australia Bank said in a commentary.
