TOKYO: Tokyo stocks slipped 0.36 percent Friday morning despite another record close on Wall Street, as profit-takers moved in after a recent rally, while the yen clawed back some losses against the dollar.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange eased 62.40 points to 17,330.39, while the Topix index of all first-section shares was nearly flat, edging down 0.55 points to 1,388.96.
Japanese stocks are likely to trade in a tight range Friday, as investors look ahead to the release Monday of economic growth data for the July-September quarter.
