afternoon trading: On Friday, the key market gauge retreated 186.87 points, according to The Japan Times. The Topix, including all first-section issues, finished up 2.51 points, or 0.16 percent, at 1,614.41, after losing 12.17 points the previous trading day. The benchmark Nikkei 225 average gained 22.37 points, or 0.11 percent, to close at 20,055.80. Stocks got off to a firmer start as investors took heart from the yen's weakening against the dollar following the release in the United States on Friday of brisk economic indicators for the country, brokers said. But its upside grew heavy later amid a lack of fresh buying incentives, they said. After meeting with some selling toward the morning close, the market gathered steam in early afternoon trading.
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