(ANSA) - TOKYO, MAY 19 - The Tokyo Stock Exchange starts the session in the market, following the contraction on Wall Street, after the worst expected data from the US real estate market, and the sales on the technology sector at the Nasdaq price list.
The Nikkei reference index marks a contraction of 1.39% to 28,393,035, and a loss of almost 400 points.
On the currency market, the yen strengthened against the dollar at 108.90 while it lost ground against the euro at 133.20 (ANSA).