Tokyo shares open lower

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TOKYO: Tokyo shares opened lower Friday as a stronger yen weighed on sentiment after Wall Street fell.

The Nikkei index fell 0.68 percent or 133.22 points to 19,387.47 i the first minutes of trading. The broader Topix index of all first-section issues declined 0.85 percent, or 13.25 points, to 1,542.43.