TOKYO: Tokyo stocks snapped a three-day winning streak Monday with profit-takers paring early gains ahead of the release of key economic data in the US and China.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which opened higher, lost 0.24 percent, or 54.86 points, to close at 22,495.99 while the broader Topix index fell 0.22 percent, or 3.83 points, at 1,776.73.