The Topix, the second indicator of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, was down 0.31% to 3,330.71 points around 10:16 a.m. local time (1:16 a.m. in Lisbon).

The Nikkei index reflects the unweighted average of the top 225 stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, while the Topix indicator includes the stocks of the 1,600 largest listed companies.