The benchmark Nikkei 225 index inched down 0.04 per cent, or 10.81 points, to 29,115.42 in early trade, while the broader Topix index slipped 0.38 per cent, or 7.20 points, to 1,910.95. — Reuters file picTOKYO, April 27 ― Tokyo stocks barely moved at the open today despite fresh records for two indexes on Wall Street, as investors awaited the Bank of Japan's policy decision later in the day.
The Bank of Japan is widely expected to stand pat after a two-day policy meeting that ends later today. “A fourth Covid wave has now erased hopes for a domestically driven economic recovery” in the second quarter, he said.
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