Tokyo stocks end lower as weak tech shares pare exporter gains

TOKYO, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower Thursday with earlier gains in exporters erased by a drop in heavyweight technology stocks tracking recent declines in their U.S. counterparts.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 185.96 points, or 0.48 percent, from Wednesday at 38,535.70.

The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 7.20 points, or 0.27