Tokyo  - Tokyo stocks opened lower Tuesday on overnight losses on Wall Street and a stronger yen.

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average shed 218.35 points, or 1.51 per cent, to 14,221.79.

The broader Topix index of all first-section issues was also down 16.77 points, or 1.18 per cent, at 1,408.33.

On currency markets at 9 am (0000 GMT), the dollar was quoted at 104.35-38 yen, down from Monday's 5 pm quote of 105.08-10 yen.

The euro was quoted at 1.5537-42 dollars, up from Monday's 5 pm quote of 1.5528-30 dollars, and at 162.15-20 yen, down from 163.17-21 yen. (dpa)