TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed lower on Monday in quiet holiday trade following a three-day weekend, as investors cashed in on recent rallies.
Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which was closed on Friday for a national holiday, ended down 0.16 percent, or 31.03 points, to 19,396.64.
The broader Topix index of all first-section issues finished down 0.37 percent, or 5.68 points, at 1,538.14.
