: On Friday, the key market gauge lost 27.29 points, according to The Japan Times. The Topix index of all first-section issues closed down 5.07 points, or 0.30 percent, at 1,661.99, after falling 6.83 points the previous trading day. The 225-issue Nikkei average shed 3.71 points, or 0.02 percent, on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to finish at 20,457.19. Tokyo stocks got off to a firmer start as investors took heart from the dollar rise above ¥125, which raised investor expectations for better earnings at export-oriented companies, brokers said. Japan seasonally adjusted real GDP for the January-March quarter grew a revised 1 percent from the previous quarter, against the preliminary reading of 0.6 percent, the Cabinet Office said just before the opening bell. In addition, an upward revision to gross domestic product data supported the market downside, the brokers noted.
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