The second indicator, the Topix, also opened with a loss of 0.27%, reaching 2,733.18 points two minutes after the session began at 9:02 AM local time (1:02 AM in Lisbon).
The Nikkei index reflects the unweighted average of the 225 leading stocks of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, while the Topix aggregates stock values from the 1,600 largest listed companies.
