TOKYO, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Tokyo stocks closed lower on
Monday in quiet holiday trade following a three-day weekend, as investors cashed in on recent rallies.
Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which was closed on Friday for a
national holiday, ended down 0.16 percent, or 31.03 points, to 19,396.64. The
broader Topix index of all first-section issues finished down 0.37 percent, or
5.68 points, at 1,538.14.