TOKYO, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher Monday amid directionless trading as investors adopted a wait-and-see stance before the U.S. Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting.
The benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended up 90.07 points, or 0.18 percent, from Friday to 50,581.94.
The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 21.75 points, or 0.65 percent, higher at 3,384.31.
On the stock market, the benchmark Nikkei was mostly directionless ahead of the Fed policy meeting, with investors widely expecting the U.S. central bank to cut rates, analysts said.
Meanwhile, speculation has grown that the Bank of Japan will raise rates at its policy meeting later this month. ■
