(ANSA) - TOKYO, MARCH 20 - The Tokyo Stock Exchange begins the first session of the week in the name of caution, with investors watching developments in the banking sector after the announcement of the rescue of the Credit Suisse bank by the Swiss giant Usb together with its major US shareholders, including the investment fund BlackRock.
At the opening, the Nikkei reference index marks a barely negative change of 0.13%, at 27,299.40, and a loss of 34 points.
On the currency front, the yen is little changed against the dollar at a level of 132.40 and against the euro at 141.40.
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