(ANSA) - TOKYO, DECEMBER 06 - The Tokyo Stock Exchange opened lower today, after Wall Street fell on concerns that the Federal Reserve would prolong aggressive policies to combat inflation.
The benchmark Nikkei index dropped 0.40% in early trading, losing 110.16 points to 27,710.24.
On the foreign exchange market, the yen traded this morning at 136.30 against the dollar, interrupting the revaluation phase that had brought the Japanese currency to its highest level in 3 and a half months against the greenback, and at 143.20 against the euro.
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