FILE PHOTO: People walk past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, March 23, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
July 4, 2018
(Reuters) – Japan’s benchmark Nikkei average <.N225> opened down 0.49 percent at 21,679.00 on Wednesday, while the broader Topix <.TOPX> shed 0.37 percent to 1,686.47.
(Reporting by Tokyo markets team)