TOKYO STOCKS END LOWER ON WEDNESDAY WITH NIKKEI ADVANCING 16% IN 2020

Highlights –

• Tokyo stocks end lower on Wednesday with Nikkei advancing 16% in 2020.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 123.98 points.
• Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE finished 14.50 points.
• Stock issues saw decliners were led in pulp and paper, iron and steel, and text and apparel.

The Nikkei index advanced 16 percent in 202....