(ANSA) - TOKYO, FEBRUARY 19 - The Tokyo Stock Exchange opens the last session of the week down, following the negative closing of the US stock markets and the less encouraging indications from the US labor market.
The Nikkei marks a drop of 0.61% to 30,053.09, with a loss of 183 points.
On the exchange rate front, the yen trades little changed against the dollar at a level of 105.70 and against the euro at 127.70.
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