TOKYO: Tokyo stocks were down Monday morning, hit by weak Japanese export figures and as a stronger yen weighed on automakers after Tokyo was pressed by its G7 counterparts not to weaken the currency.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 1.09 percent, or 182.37 points, to 16,553.98, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares dropped 1.01 percent, or 13.56 points, to 1,329.84.
