(ANSA) - TOKYO, 20 JUL - The Tokyo Stock Exchange starts trading with a minus sign, weighed down by the progressive contraction of the US stock indices and while fears of a spiral of infections from Covid-19 in the Japanese capital increase when three days of the inauguration ceremony of the Olympics remain .
At the opening, the Nikkei lost 0.87% to 27,411.18, with a loss of 241 points.
On the exchange rate front, the loyen strengthens against the dollar at 109.50 and against the euro at 129.10.
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