TOKYO: Tokyo shares opened 0.46 percent lower on Tuesday as selling pressure remained after a 2.35 percent slump on the first trading day of the year in Japan.
The benchmark Nikkei-225 index fell 73.47 points to 15,835.41 at the start.
On Monday, the market resumed normal trading after the Nikkei posted a 57 percent gain in 2013 -- its best performance since 1972.
"The market remains technically overbought, but with the dollar also looking listless, this will entice further consolidation," Nomura Securities market analyst Juichi Wako told Dow Jones Newswires.
The dollar traded at 104.26 yen early Tuesday against 104.19 yen in New York on Monday.
US stocks on Monday finished lower amid mixed US economic data.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.27 percent to 16,425.10 points, while the broad-based S&P 500 slipped 0.25 percent to 1,826.77 points.
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