The Topix index also opened with a slight decrease of 0.05%, reaching 2,941.69 points, twelve minutes after the trading session began at 09:12 local time (01:12 in Lisbon).
The Nikkei index reflects the unweighted average of the 225 leading stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, while the Topix indicator encompasses the values of the 1,600 largest listed companies.
