Tokyo stocks retreat in morning due to profit-taking

TOKYO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks retreated on Friday morning due to profit-taking after the Nikkei index rose sharply the previous day.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 94.91 points, or 0.47 percent, from Thursday to 19,982.71.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, decreased 9.67 points, or 0.64 percent, to 1,491.96.

Oil and coal product, electric power and gas, and retail issues comprised those that declined the most by the morning break.