TOKYO (Nikkei)--Nikkei stock index opened 2.64 percent lower Monday on U.S. banking woes and moneylender SFCG filed for bankruptcy protection. In the first 30 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 195.47 points, or 2.64 percent, from last Friday to 7,220,91.
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