Tokyo stocks fall in morning
Tokyo stocks dropped Monday with the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 290.75 points, or 0.74 percent, from Friday at 39,232.80. According to Kyodo News, the broader Topix index finished 6.44 points, or 0.23 percent, lower at 2,753.20.On the top-tier Prime Market, decliners were led by phar