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Tokyo stocks flat by break
Parvez Jabri
18 Oct, 2013
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![](https://i.brecorder.com/images/2013/10/tokyo-stocks3.jpg">TOKYO: Tokyo stocks were flat Friday morning, as optimism on New York markets was all-but cancelled out by a stronger yen and lingering concerns over the US economy.</P><P>The benchmark Nikkei 225 index eased 8.21 points to 14,578.30 by the break, while the Topix index of all first-section shares was also flat, dipping 0.66 points to 1,205.59.</P><P>The lacklustre trade came after US investors powered the S&P 500 to an all-time high Thursday, one day after Washington politicians reached a deal to reopen the government and avert a debt default.</P><P>But the Tokyo market was still weighed down by worries over the US economy, analysts said.</P><P>)