Tokyo: Shares close down 0.51%

[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks fell 0.51 per cent on Friday following a broad sell-off on Wall Street after recent rallies.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 100.86 points to close at 19,596.91, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares slipped 0.49 per cent, or 7.74 points, to 1,585.83.

AFP