Tokyo Stock Exchange opens down 1.41%

(ANSA) - TOKYO, FEBRUARY 3 - The Tokyo Stock Exchange starts the first session of the week in a sustained decline, following Friday's correction of the US stock indices, and investors' concerns over the expansion of the Chinese coronavirus. The Nikkei lost 1.41% to 22,877.50, yielding 327 points. The uncertainty of the possible repercussions on the global economy is reflected in the foreign exchange market, with loyen strengthening on the dollar at 108.30, and at a level of 120.10 on the euro.