TOKYO: Tokyo stocks fell on Friday morning as investors grew cautious ahead of US jobs data and a weekend Italian referendum, with the benchmark index slipping off its highest level this year.
The Nikkei 225 lost 0.47 percent, or 87.67 points, to sit at 18,425.45 by the break, having chalked up its best close this year on Thursday.
The broader Topix index of all first-section issues was down 0.17 percent, or 2.48 points, at 1,480.79.
