Tokyo stocks end lower for 6th straight day

TOKYO, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended lower on Friday for the sixth straight trading day, as earlier gains led by exporter issues on a weaker yen were more than offset by selling of tech shares.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 111.68 points, or 0.29 percent, from Thursday at 38,701.90.

The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 11.84 points, o