Tokyo stocks close down 0.17 percent

Tokyo Stock Price Index October 18, 2013. Screengrab from https://www.tse.or.jp/english/

TOKYO—Tokyo stocks closed 0.17 percent lower Friday, ending a seven-day rally as the stronger yen and lingering concerns about the US economy cancelled out a strong lead from Wall Street.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 24.97 points to 14,561.54, while the Topix index of all first-section shares inched down 0.06 percent, or 0.73 points, to 1,205.52.