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Tokyo shares end lower by break on firm yen

Xinhua, March 19, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares ended Thursday's morning session lower on profit-taking sentiment, as well as a firmer yen that weighed on export-oriented issues.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 126.10 points, or 0.65 percent, from Wednesday to 19,418.38.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 11.11 points, or 0.70 percent, to 1, 571.35. Endi