: On Friday, the key market gauge rose 165.52 points, according to The Japan Times. The Topix index of all first-section issues finished up 28.36 points, or 2.27 percent, at 1,279.19, after climbing 9.27 points the previous trading day. The 225-issue Nikkei average gained 365.64 points, or 2.34 percent, to close at 15,965.30. Stocks drew active buying across the board from the beginning of Monday trading. Investor concerns about Brexit eased as a weekend poll showed that the proportion of British people hoping to see the country stay in the EU outpaced that of those who seek its departure, brokers said. Gains in export-oriented names pushed up the market, with the Nikkei average briefly retaking 16,000 in early trading for the first time on an intraday basis since Tuesday last week.
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