Tokyo stocks close lower on weak tech shares

TOKYO, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower on Wednesday, weighed down by the selling of technology shares following overnight falls on Wall Street.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 387.06 points, or 0.97 percent, from Tuesday at 39,451.85.

The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 7.94 points, or 0.29 percent, lower at 2,706.51.

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