Tokyo stocks end flat as traders await US-Japan summit

Tokyo - Tokyo stocks closed flat on Tuesday in sluggish trading as investors retreated to the sidelines to await the outcome of a US-Japan summit expected to be dominated by trade tensions and North Korea.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 inched up 0.06% to close at 21 847.59 but the broader Topix was down 0.36% at 1 729.98.

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