TOKYO: Tokyo shares opened 0.82 percent lower on Thursday after US bourses fell broadly overnight as minutes from the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting gave no more clarity on the central bank's plans for its stimulus programme.
The Nikkei index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell 110.28 points to 13,314.05 at the start.
The early fall came after the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 0.70 percent to 14,897.55 points on Wednesday, while the broad-based S&P 500 dropped 0.58 percent to 1,642.80.
"The lack of transparency to the US Fed's stance remains a source of turmoil for stocks globally, as so much of the run-up over the last few years can be traced back to its super-easy policy," SMBC Nikko Securities general manager of equities Hiroichi Nishi told Dow Jones Newswires.
Minutes of the July 30-31 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee showed the Fed continued to debate the timing of pulling back its $85 billion per month in bond-buying purchases.
In the forex market, the dollar stood at 97.77 yen in early Asian trade, slightly up from 97.67 yen in New York Wednesday.
The euro bought $1.3341 and 130.44 yen, compared with $1.3358 and 130.46.
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