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Tokyo shares end mixed on Greek debt jitters

Xinhua, July 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares ended mixed Friday with Nikkei stocks index edging down as sentiment here remained cautious ahead of a European summit on Sunday that may make final conclusion on the ongoing Greece debt crisis.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 75.67 points, or 0.38 percent, from Thursday at 19,779.83.

On the contrary, the broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 3.66 points, or 0.23 percent, at 1,583.55.

Decliners were led by retail and electric machinery, while gainers included foods and banking issues.

The turnover was about 3,211.9 billion yen (about 26.35 billion U.S. dollars). Endi