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Tokyo stocks open flat

TOKYO, Aug 20, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Tokyo stocks opened flat on Monday as
investors looked for a fresh buying peg after rises last week on increased
hopes of a resolution to the US-China trade impasse.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 0.04 percent, or 8.16 points, to
22,278.54 in early trade while the broader Topix index was down 0.13 percent,
or 2.24 points, at 1,695.29.

BSS/AFP/MR/ 1019 hrs