Tokyo stocks end lower for 4th day before Fed meeting outcome

TOKYO, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended lower Wednesday for the fourth straight trading day, amid caution before the outcome of a U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 282.97 points, or 0.72 percent, from Tuesday at 39,081.71.

The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 8.33 points, or 0.31 percent, lower at 2,719.8