Tokyo stocks end lower on profit-taking

TOKYO, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower on Monday, as investors sold stocks to book profits on the first day of the country's new fiscal year.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 566.35 points, or 1.40 percent, from Friday at 39,803.09, its lowest close since March 18.

The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 47.40 points, or 1.71 percent,