Stock Market LIVE Updates: Domestic indices lower at pre-open amid weak global cues; Asia stocks tumble

Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday, tracking US falls on investor concern over higher interest rates, with focus shifting to Japanese corporate earnings. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 1.12 percent, or 302.68 points, at 26,700.88 in early trade, while the broader Topix index fell 0.79 percent, or 15.12 points, to 1,900.79.