TOKYO, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended sharply lower on Friday with the Nikkei suffering its biggest one-day point drop in more than three years, as a stronger yen against the U.S. dollar and a sharp drop in U.S. tech shares overnight prompted investors to lock in recent gains.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 1,033.34 points, or 2.45 percent, from Thurs