Tokyo stocks mixed in morning as buying on Wall Street's lead offset by profit taking

TOKYO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks were mixed Monday morning as buying led by solid U.S. shares late last week after upbeat U.S. jobs data for November was offset by selling to secure profits.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 10.12 points, or 0.04 percent, from Friday to 22,821.20.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, lost 1.98 points, or 0.11 percent, to 1,801.75.

Oil and coal stocks and bank issues comprised those that gained the most by the morning break, while construction and land transportation shares led decliners.