TOKYO STOCKS END LOWER DUE TO WEAK INVESTOR SENTIMENTS

Highlights –

• Tokyo stocks end lower due to weak investor sentiments.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down at 354.81 points.
• Topix index finished at 31.60 points.
• Stock issues declined in pulp and paper, precision instruments, and securities house.

As investor sentiment was hurt by weak earnings from some major Japanese companies and uncertainty....