: On Friday, the key market gauge jumped 476.85 points, according to The Japan Times. The Topix index of all first-section issues closed up 30.60 points, or 2.14 percent, at 1,462.67, after climbing 39.97 points the previous trading day. The 225-issue Nikkei average rose 346.93 points, or 1.98 percent, to finish at 17,865.23. Stocks attracted buying from the outset of Monday trading after European and U.S. equities gained ground on Friday on the back of the BOJ monetary policy decision. The market accelerated its upswing toward the close, with the Nikkei average briefly rising above 17,900 in the late afternoon. The yen sharp drop against the dollar also helped lift the Tokyo stock market, pushing up export-oriented issues, including automakers and electronics manufacturers, brokers said.
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