Tokyo stocks end mixed on Thursday

Tokyo stocks ended mixed after choppy trading Thursday as a weak yen underpinned the market while growing expectations of a June rate hike by the US Federal Reserve triggered selling.

    The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 1.97 points, or 0.01%, from Wednesday at 16,646.66. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished 1.82 points, or 0.14%, lower at 1,336.56, according to Japan's (Kyodo) News Agency.

    Major gainers included insurance and miscellaneous product issues, while mining as well as oil and coal product issues led decliners.