Tokyo: Stocks close lower

[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks lost ground on Tuesday, extending losses on Wall Street, as investors looked ahead to meetings of the US and Japanese central banks.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 1.82 per cent, or 391.43 points, to close at 21,115.45, while the broader Topix index was down 1.99 per cent, or 31.69 points, at 1,562.51.

AFP