Tokyo stocks close mixed as profit taking caps gains

TOKYO, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed mixed on Wednesday as gains made by investors buying on the back of robust corporate earnings reports were capped by profit taking following the Nikkei's recent rally.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average edged 23.78 points, or 0.10 percent lower, from Tuesday to finish the day at 22,913.82.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, added 4.31 points, or 0.24 percent, to close at 1,817.60, its highest level since November 1991.

Insurance and bank issues comprised those that retreated the most by the close of play, whereas marine transportation and electric appliance-linked stocks led those that gained.