(ANSA) - TOKYO, FEBRUARY 28 - The Tokyo Stock Exchange begins the first session of the week with a slight decline, after the volatility of the previous sessions, while an increasingly penalizing picture is emerging for Russia with the sanctions imposed on the large scale.
At the opening, the Nikkei benchmark index marks a slightly negative change of 0.20%, to 26,422.36, with a loss of 54 points.
On the currency market, the yen traded against the dollar, at 115.50, while it changed little against the euro, at 129.20.
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