Tokyo's Nikkei share average opens down 0.50 percent

MARKETS-JAPAN-STOCKS:Tokyo's Nikkei share average opens down 0.50 percent

February 07, 2013 / 05:36 IST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 0.50 percent at 11,406.32 on Thursday, while the broader Topix shed 0.27 percent to 966.17.

(Reporting by Tokyo markets team)

first published: Feb 7, 2013 05:36 am

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