Tokyo stocks end mixed as selling offsets tech gains

TOKYO, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended mixed Tuesday with earlier advances led by technology issues erased by investors locking in gains.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 124.49 points, or 0.32 percent, from Monday at 39,036.85.

The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 0.52 points, or 0.02 percent, higher at 2,727.26.

Stocks opened high