TOKYO: Tokyo shares fell Tuesday morning as a stubbornly strong yen clouded the outlook for exporters’ profits, with investors looking to the start of a G7 meeting in Japan this week.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.67 percent, or 111.22 points, to 16,543.38 by the break, while the Topix index of all first-section shares dropped 0.60 percent, or 8.07 points, to 1,330.61.
