Tokyo - Stocks in Tokyo ended mixed for a second-straight trading day as investors bought up shares in companies reporting upbeat earnings forecasts but sold issues with poor earnings and outlooks. Exporters lost ground on a stronger yen. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 19.64 points, or 0.2 per cent, to close at 9,808.99.
The broader-based Topix index fell 3.34 points, or 0.38 per cent, to finish at 870.67.
On currency markets at noon (0300 GMT), the dollar traded at 90.18-22 yen, down from Friday's 5 pm quote of 90.45-46 yen.
The euro traded at 1.4911-15 dollars, up from 1.4876-78 dollars Friday, and at 134.49-51 yen, down from 134.56-60 yen.
A stronger yen makes Japanese firms' goods more expensive abroad and reduces their overseas earnings.
