Tokyo stocks slipped in choppy trading Tuesday morning, with the Nikkei index briefly falling below the 15,000 line, as Britain's vote to leave the European Union continued to sour investor sentiment.

    The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shed 50.19 points, or 0.33%, from Monday to 15,259.02. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 6.85 points, or 0.56%, to 1,218.91, according to Japan's News Agency (Kyodo).

    Decliners were led by securities, rubber products and insurance issues.