Tokyo stocks snap winning streak over Wall Street decline

TOKYO, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended the four-day winning streak on Friday, triggered by an overnight drop in U.S. stocks that prompted profit-taking across a broad range of shares.

The benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, closed 378.70 points, or 0.95 percent, lower at 39,470.44.

In the U.S. stock market the previous day, major indices, including the Dow Jones Indust