: On Friday, the key market gauge climbed 11.62 points, according to The Japan Times. The Topix index of all first-section issues lost 10.97 points, or 0.69 percent, to close at 1,574.64 after losing 7.18 points the previous trading day. The 225-issue Nikkei average shed 239.64 points, or 1.23 percent, to close at 19,291.99. The Tokyo market was closed from Monday through Wednesday for the Golden Week holidays. Although Tokyo stocks showed some resilience in early trading, the market tumbled again in the middle of the morning and remained weak the rest of the day. Export-oriented issues, such as automakers and electronics manufacturers, met with selling from the outset of Thursday trading after U.S. equities continued to fall on Wednesday.
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