Summary The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 0.02 percent.
TOKYO (AFP) - Tokyo stocks opened flat on Friday with Wall Street closing mostly lower but the dollar holding steady against the yen.
The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 0.02 percent, or 3.15 points, to 19,479.71 at the start.
The dollar remained steady against the yen early Friday after reversing declines following a dovish statement by the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday.
The greenback was at 120.79 yen early Friday, compared with 120.80 yen in New York late Thursday.
The euro bought $1.0667 and 128.83 yen against $1.0660 and 128.77 yen in US trade.
US stocks were broadly down on Thursday with oil giants falling sharply on lower oil prices.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.65 percent while the broad-based S&P 500 shed 0.49 percent.
The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index gained 9.55 (0.19 percent) to 4,992.38, lifting it closer to the psychologically important 5,000 level for only the second time in 15 years.
