Tokyo shares end slightly lower on profit-taking
Xinhua, November 27, 2015 Adjust font size:
Tokyo shares ended the trading Friday slightly lower as investors tried to lock in recent gains amid the sentiment of lacking clear trading cues.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average edged down 60.47 points, or 0.30 percent, from Thursday at 19,883.94.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 7.87 points, or 0.49 percent, to 1,594.45.
Decliners were led by air transport, utilities, and pulp and paper issues.
The turnover was about 1,992.9 billion yen (about 16.26 billion U.S. dollars). Enditem