Tokyo: Market stocks lower 0.25 percent

Tokyo: Market stocks lower 0.25 percent
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Summary Tokyo Stock Exchange ended down 45.48 points at 17,808.75

TOKYO (AFP) - Tokyo stocks closed 0.25 percent lower on Thursday, snapping a five day winning streak, as profit-taking and a stronger yen dragged the market down in thin holiday trade.

The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange ended down 45.48 points at 17,808.75, while the Topix index of all first-section issues slipped 0.33 percent, or 4.76 points, to 1,421.26.

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