TOKYO, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks lost ground Monday as the yen's appreciation against the U.S. dollar dampened investor sentiment, with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) launch of ballistic missiles in the morning contributing to a risk-off mood.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped down 90.03 points, or 0.46 percent, from Friday to end the day at 19,379.14.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, lost 3.15 points, or 0.20 percent, to close at 1,554.90.
Insurance, land transportation and precision instrument-linked issues comprised the day's issues that closed in notable negative territory, with declining issues outpacing advancing ones by just 930 to 916 on the First Section.
On the main section, trading volume totaled 1,408.97 million shares, dropping from Friday's volume of 1,717.45 million shares.
The turnover on the first trading day of the week came to 1,720 billion yen (15.10 billion U.S. dollars).
