RISING COVID-19 INFECTION S IN JAPAN LEAD TOKYO STOCKS TO OPEN LOW

Highlights –

• Rising COVID-19 infections in Japan lead Tokyo stocks to open low.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped at 49.78 points.
• Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE was down at 0.74 point.
• Stock issues saw decliners in rubber products, machinery, and land transportation.

Market weighed down by another record number of new coron....