TOKYO, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) — Tokyo stocks closed lower Thursday with market participants locking in recent gains following the record highs in 31 years of the Nikkei and Topix indexes.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average finished down 188.37 points, or 0.62 percent, from Wednesday at 30,323.34.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange ended 6.23 points, or 0.30 percent