TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended lower Monday, weighed down by selling after the release of weaker-than-expected Japanese gross domestic product data.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 135.56 points, or 0.24 percent, from Friday at 56,806.41. The broader Topix index finished 31.47 points, or 0.82 percent, lower at 3,787.38.

On the top-tier Prime Market, the main decliners were rubber product, bank and precision instrument issues.

The U.S. dollar firmed to the lower 153 yen level in Tokyo, as the yen was sold on receding speculation about an early interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan following the release of the GDP data for the October-December period, dealers said.

At 5 p.m., the dollar fetched 153.34-35 yen compared with 152.63-73 yen in New York and 153.39-41 yen in Tokyo at 5 p.m. Friday.

The euro was quoted at $1.1862-1863 and 181.90-94 yen against $1.1863-1873 and 181.20-30 yen in New York and $1.1858-1859 and 181.90-94 yen in Tokyo late Friday afternoon.

The yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond ended at 2.210 percent, unchanged from Friday's close.

Stocks opened higher but soon slipped into negative territory after it was announced Japan's GDP grew by an annualized real 0.2 percent in the October-December period, slower than the 1.48 percent expansion forecast by economists.

"The market's rally after the election victory (by the ruling party led by Prime Minister Sanae) Takaichi ran its course last week, and investors were disappointed by slightly weak GDP data," said Masahiro Ichikawa, chief market strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Co.

Auto and banking issues notably fell on selling following recent surges, but the buying of some heavyweight technology shares supported the Nikkei stock index.

Meanwhile, investors refrained from trading actively due to holidays in the United States and China, brokers said.