Tokyo stocks end lower on weak tech issues

TOKYO, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended slightly lower on Wednesday, weighed down by selling of high-tech shares tracking their U.S. counterparts.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 101.45 points, or 0.26 percent, from Tuesday at 38,262.16.

The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 5.00 points, or 0.19 percent, lower at 2,627.30.

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