TOKYO STOCKS ENDED LOW OFFSETTING A RISE IN TECH SHARES

Highlights –

• Tokyo stocks ended low offsetting a rise in tech shares.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 218.17 points.
• Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE ended 12.96 points.
• Stocks declined in companies led by mining, air transportation, and land transportation issues.

Nikkei fell back below the 30,000 threshold, while invest....