TOKYO, Feb 17, (APP/AFP) – Tokyo stocks swung between gains and
losses Wednesday, ending the morning session lower as a pick up in the yen held back exporters and uncertainty hung over world oil output.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which
opened higher, was down 0.16 percent, or 26.17 points, to 16,028.26, while the Topix index of all first-section shares slipped 0.15 percent, or 1.89 points, to 1,295.12.