exchange market: On Friday, the key market gauge rose 22.16 points, according to The Japan Times. The Topix, including all first-section issues, finished up 0.87 point, or 0.05 percent, at 1,612.21, after climbing 0.96 point the previous trading day. The benchmark Nikkei 225 average gained 20.68 points, or 0.10 percent, to close at 20,153.35. Buying outpaced selling for most of the day, supported by purchases of small-capitalization issues, but the market's topside was capped in the absence of major buying incentives, brokers said. Market players focused on individual issues in thin trading, said Akira Tanoue, senior investment strategist at Nomura Securities Co. In addition, investors gained few clues from the foreign exchange market, where the dollar-yen pair moved narrowly around late Friday's levels, they said.
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