TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened lower on Monday, weighed down by a strong yen and continued drops in US shares amid US-China trade woes.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 0.72 percent or 151.14 points to 20,936.02 in early trade while the broader Topix index was down 0.82 percent or 12.52 points at 1,520.94.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Press), 2019

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