Tokyo: Markets end lower
TOKYO stocks ended lower on Friday (July 1), following falls on Wall Street with investors spooked by a lacklustre rise in US consumer spending.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 1.73 per cent or 457.42 points to end at 25,935.62 yen, while the broader Topix index ended down 1.38 per cent or 25.78 points at 1,845.04. AFP
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