Tokyo stocks down 0.51% by break

TOKYO: Tokyo shares slipped 0.51% Tuesday morning, adding to the previous day's heavy fall, following losses on Wall Street.

The benchmark Nikkei-225 index shed 81.08 points to 15,827.80 by the break, while the Topix index of all first-section shares was down 0.63%, or 8.09 points, to 1,284.06. The Nikkei ended 2.35% down on Monday.