Tokyo stock market opens lower, Nikkei loses 0.87%

The Tokyo Stock Exchange starts trading with a minus sign, orphaned by the indications from Wall Street, closed yesterday for the national holiday, weighed down by fears of an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East while oil prices return to the highest in six weeks, above 97 dollars a barrel, and the yields on the bond markets show worrying new increases. At the opening, the Nikkei reference index recorded a decline of 0.87% to 65,821.88, and a loss of 577 points. On the currency market, the yen strengthens against the dollar, to 153.80, and to 178.80 against the euro.