Tokyo stocks open lower
Tokyo stocks opened lower Wednesday, tracking a Wall Street rout after shares of First Republic Bank tanked, reigniting worries over the financial sector.The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 0.55 percent, or 158.54 points, at 28,461.53 in early trade, while the broader Topix index lost 0.75 percent, or 15.41 points, to 2,026.74.