Tokyo shares end lower on Greek debt jitters

Tokyo shares ended slightly lower on Friday as sentiment here was shadowed by concerns over the extended talks on a deal over Greek debt that may result in a possible quit of Greece from the eurozone.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average inched down 65.25 points, or 0.31 percent, from Thursday at 20,706.15.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 3.88 points, or 0.23 percent, to 1, 667.03.

Decliners were led by steel products, rubber products and mining issues.

The turnover was about 2,266.6 billion yen (about 18.38 billion U.S. dollars). Endite