TOKYO, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower Friday as investors moved to lock in gains after the markets ended at all-time highs the previous day, while heightened policy uncertainty weighed.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 491.64 points, or 1.01 percent, from Thursday at 48,088.80.
The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 60.18 points, or 1.85 percent, lower at 3,197.59, snapping a five-day winning streak.
Stocks fell almost across the board after Japan's key stock indexes ended at all-time highs on Thursday, with the benchmark Nikkei index finishing above the 48,000 line for the first time, analysts said.
The market was also weighed down by political uncertainty over the course of Japan's ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior ally Komeito, following Sanae Takaichi's recent ascent to LDP chief.
Shortly after the stock markets closed on Friday afternoon, Komeito said it decided to terminate its coalition with the LDP, citing differences over their response to political funding issues, ending a partnership between the two parties that has lasted more than 25 years. ■
