The Nikkei index fell 0.22% in early trading in Tokyo, by Reuters

© Archyde.com. Men walk past a screen showing movement of Japan’s Nikkei index and indices from other countries outside a brokerage office in Tokyo on Monday. Photography: Kim Kyung-hoon – R

TOKYO (Archyde.com) – The Japanese index fell in early trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Friday.

The Nikkei fell 0.22 percent to 26,346.69 points, while the broader Topix index fell 0.10 percent to 1,913.70 points.

(Prepared by Doaa Muhammad for the Arabic Bulletin)