text: Tokyo Stocks Lower  TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.14 percent  by midday on Thursday with losses in shippers, steel makers and  several technology shares overshadowing gains in select  small-cap stocks and firms with bright earnings outlooks.
inputs: Tokyo Stocks Lower  TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.14 percent  by midday on Thursday with losses in shippers, steel makers and  several technology shares overshadowing gains in select  small-cap stocks and firms with bright earnings outlooks.