(ANSA) - TOKYO, JUL 28 - The Tokyo Stock Exchange starts trading with the minus sign, in the wake of the retracement of the US stock market, and with investors looking at the recent correction of the Hong Kong list, after minus 8% in the last two sessions.
At the opening, the Nikkei index lost 0.99% to 27,692.65, with a loss of 277 points.
On the currency market the yen is gaining ground against the dollar at 110.30, and against the euro at 129.80.
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