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Tokyo stocks drop in morning as virus rise dents transportation issues

Xinhua News,TOKYO
2020-07-20 12:05

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TOKYO, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks dropped Monday morning as a rise in global coronavirus cases hurt transportation-oriented issues amid concerns over the pace of the global economic recovery from the pandemic.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 80.19 points, or 0.35 percent, from Friday to 22,616.23.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, dropped 5 points, or 0.32 percent, at 1,568.85.

Air transportation, mining and land transportation issues comprised those that declined the most by the morning break.
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