Tokyo stocks close lower
Tokyo stocks closed 0.83 percent lower on Monday, with the Nikkei 225 giving up early gains as profit-taking kicked in after the benchmark index hit its highest level since the 2011 quake-tsunami disaster.
Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday after poor US jobs data released late last week added to concern over the US economic recovery, while a stronger yen versus the US dollar also weighed on export-linked shares.