stock: The index broke its previous year-end close for the fifth year in a row and ended up 0.4 percent for 2016, according to The Japan Times. The broader Topix index of all first section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished 0.22 points, or 0.01 percent, higher at 1,518.61. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 30.77 points, or 0.16 percent, from Thursday to close at 19,114.37. Decliners were led by electricity and gas, mining, and iron and steel issues. Investors moved to take profits from recent gains made since hopes grew for the economic policies of the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, said Chihiro Ota, general manager of investment research at SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. The Nikkei stock index briefly fell below 19,000 for the first time in three weeks as traders took money off the table.
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