Tokyo stocks open flat on Wall Street's weak lead, yen's strength

TOKYO, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened practically flat Monday morning, following a weak lead from Wall Street at the end of last week, coupled with a firm yen.

As of 9:15 a.m. local time, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shed 11.98 points, or 0.05 percent, from Friday to 22,384.82.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, fell 1.64 points, or 0.09 percent, to 1,762.12.

Air transportation and insurance issues comprised those that declined the most in the opening minutes after the morning bell, while mining and nonferrous metal-linked issues led gainers.