TOKYO STOCKS OPEN LOW ON MONDAY OVER SPREAD OF A NEW VARIANT OF COVID-19

Highlights –

• Tokyo stocks open low Monday over spread of a new variant of COVID-19.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 159.79 points.
• Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE was down at 11.59 points.
• Stock issues saw decliners in oil and coal products, mining, and marine transportation.

Over a spread of a new variant of the coronavirus t....