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Tokyo stocks were lower Wednesday morning, weighed down by an overnight decline in the U.S. Dow Jones index and wariness ahead of the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy meeting later in the day. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 308.46 points, or 0.79 percent, from Tuesday to 38,826.33. The broader Topix index was down 23.62 points, or 0.85 percent, at 2,753.18. The U.S. dollar moved narrowly in the lower 157 yen range in Tokyo as a wait-and-see mood prevailed ahead of the release on Wednesday of both the U.S. consumer price index for May and the results of the Fed policy meeti…

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