Tokyo stocks end mixed amid caution before earnings season

TOKYO, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended mixed Tuesday, as a wait-and-see mood ahead of earnings releases by major companies largely erased earlier gains in tech issues.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 4.61 points, or 0.01 percent, from Monday at 39,594.39, extending its decline to a fifth session.

The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 5.86