New York Mercantile Exchange: The Nikkei 225 average climbed 143.88 points, or 0.82 percent, to end at 17,648.50. On Thursday, the key market gauge fell 174.12 points, according to The Japan Times. Tokyo stocks were upbeat from the outset of Friday s trading after the U.S. Dow Jones industrial average extended its winning streak to a fourth session to end at its highest in about a month on Thursday. The Dow s jump came as key crude oil futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose back above $50 per barrel on a closing basis and Stocks bounced back on Friday thanks to Wall Street s surge overnight, but the Tokyo market s upside was heavy amid a wait-and-see mood before the release of U.S. jobs data for January. The Topix gained 7.08 points, or 0.50 percent, to close at 1,417.19 after falling 6.89 points the previous day.
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