TOKYO -- Japanese stocks fell on Thursday morning as the country resumed trading after the New Year's holiday, led by losses for electric power companies following a deadly earthquake that struck central Japan.
The benchmark Nikkei Stock Average was at one point down 770.99 points, or 2.3%, at 32,693.18 in morning trading. The broader Tokyo Stock Price Index was down 1.3% at 2,335.58 at one point.
