Tokyo stocks close lower tracking losses on Wall Street overnight

TOKYO, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower Thursday following U.S. shares retreating overnight although SoftBank Group's announcement of a share buyback scheme a day earlier helped pare losses with its solid advance.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 122.78 points, or 0.59 percent, from Wednesday to close the day at 20,751.28.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, lost 13.10 points, or 0.83 percent, to finish at 1,569.03.

Oil and coal product, pulp and paper, and mining-oriented issues comprised those that declined the most by the close of play.