Tokyo stocks end mixed on profit-taking, currency intervention fears

TOKYO, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended mixed on Tuesday, with the benchmark Nikkei briefly scaling 40,000 points before profit-taking and fears of potential government intervention in the currency market hemmed in gains.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended up 35.82 points, or 0.09 percent, from Monday at 39,838.91.

The broader Topix index, meanwhile, fini