Tokyo stocks end lower following Wall Street declines, profit-taking

TOKYO, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended lower on Monday, the final trading day of 2024, as markets were weighed down by declines on Wall Street late last week and investors moved to lock in gains after the benchmark Nikkei index soared the previous trading day.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 386.62 points, or 0.96 percent, from Friday at 39,894.54.

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