(ANSA) - TOKYO, 02 MAR - The Tokyo Stock Exchange begins trading in decline, after the heavy contraction of US stock indices, which are weighed down by the rises in oil prices, maximum in 7 years, and the uncertainties about the evolution of the conflict in Ukraine.
At the opening, the Nikkei benchmark index dropped 1.18%, at 26,527.81, marking a loss of 316 points.
On the foreign exchange market, the yen appreciates against the dollar at 114.80, and on the euro at 127.80.
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