Tokyo stocks fall on caution ahead of Fed meeting outcome

TOKYO, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed slightly lower on Wednesday as investors took a wait-and-see attitude ahead of the outcome later in the day of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 131.61 points, or 0.34 percent, from Tuesday at 38,274.05.

The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 13.77 points, or 0.5