(ANSA) - TOKYO, JAN 16 - The Tokyo Stock Exchange starts its first session of the week with a sustained decline, weighed down by the strengthening of the yen and despite the acceleration of US indices, while the prospects of an easing of the US Federal Reserve's monetary tightening are strengthening.
At the start, the reference index Nikkei recorded a drop of 1.14%, at 25,821.54, with a loss of 297 points.
On the currency front, the Japanese currency trades at its highest in 7 months against the dollar, just above a level of 128, and at 138.80 against the euro.
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