Tokyo--Tokyo stocks fell 0.48 percent Thursday morning, hit by a stronger yen and profit-taking after the benchmark index hit 15-year highs last week.
The Nikkei 225 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange slipped 96.20 points to 19,773.56 by the break, while the Topix index of all first-section shares was down 0.22 percent, or 3.53 points, at 1,585.28.
AFP
