Tokyo stocks end lower on prolonged oil supply concerns
TOKYO, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended lower on Thursday, weighed down by rising oil futures as the International Energy Agency's decision to conduct its largest-ever oil stock release failed to ease investors' oil supply concerns.
The benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 572.41 points, or 1.04 percent, from Wednesday at 54,452.96.
The broader Topix index, m