Tokyo stocks end mixed as dip-buying offsets losses

TOKYO, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended mixed Thursday as buying on dips following the Nikkei index's three-day losing streak offset selling amid an easing risk-off mood ahead of Japan's general election and earnings releases by major companies.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended up 38.43 points, or 0.10 percent, from Wednesday at 38,143.29, snapping a three-day