Tokyo stocks end lower amid sell-off of chip shares

TOKYO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended lower for a fourth straight day on Tuesday after the benchmark Nikkei briefly slid over 2 percent, as concerns over the impact of additional U.S. trade restrictions for semiconductors led to heavy selling of technology shares.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 716.10 points, or 1.83 percent, from Friday at 38,474.30.