Tokyo stocks end lower amid caution before key central banks' meetings

TOKYO, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower on Monday as investors adopted a wait-and-see stance ahead of key monetary policy meetings in the United States and Japan later this week.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 12.95 points, or 0.03 percent, from Friday at 39,457.49.

The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 8.23 points, or 0.30 percent,