(ANSA) - TOKYO, MARCH 24 - The Tokyo Stock Exchange begins the last session of the week under the sign of caution, following the comments of the US Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, on the modalities of the rescue plan for US banks in difficulty, and with the investors looking at the Federal Reserve's next moves, after the increase of a quarter of a point in the cost of money.
At the opening, the Nikkei reference index marks a barely negative change of 0.14%, at 27,380.94, and a loss of 38 points.
On the foreign exchange market, the yen is stable against the dollar, at a level of 130.70, and against the euro at 141.50.
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