Japan stocks open lower, Nikkei Average slips 2.1%, Topix skids 1.8%

LOS ANGELES: Shocking move in forex market affected on Japanese stocks on Friday morning, with the Nikkei Stock Average NIK, down 2.1% (erasing the previous day’s 1.9% rally) and the broader Topix lowered by 1.8% in the early minutes. Switzerland threw the currency markets into chaos by unexpectedly scrapping its franc’s peg to the euro, resulting in investors piling into the yen and unwiding…