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TOKYO, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks retreated Friday morning tracking a slump overnight on Wall Street after disappointing U.S. jobs data, but losses were trimmed by the Bank of Japan's bond-buying operation.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 28.28 points, or 0.14 percent, from Thursday to close the morning at 19,965.78.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, dropped 2.52 points, or 0.16 percent, to end at 1,613.01.
Fishery, agriculture and forestry, and electric power and gas-related issues comprised those that declined the most by the morning break on Friday.
