Roundup: Japan's Nikkei ends lower amid lack of fresh cues

TOKYO, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed lower on Tuesday amid a lack of fresh trading cues and ahead of a national holiday this week and a parliamentary hearing for incoming Bank of Japan (BOJ) chief nominee Kazuo Ueda.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 58.84 points, or 0.21 percent, from Monday to close the day at 27,473.10.

The broader Topix index, meanwhile, lost