Dow Jones: Points and Friday

dow jones: On Friday, it lost 76.93 points to close below the 20,000 line. ; The Topix, which covers all first-section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, finished 7.82 points, or 0.48 percent, higher at 1,639.27 after falling 2.37 points Friday, according to The Japan Times. The market got off to a strong start after the Dow Jones industrial average rewrote an all-time closing high for the eighth straight session Friday. The benchmark index rose 103.56 points, or 0.52 percent, to end at 20,055.89. The TSE maintained its strength for the rest of the day, also aided by the yen's easing against the dollar. The market was supported by brisk purchases of Toyota in the morning and contractors with robust earnings, notably Kajima, in the afternoon, said Tsuyoshi Horota, general manager for investment research and investor services at SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. Behind the continued Wall Street rally was better than expected job data for July released by the U.S. government Friday, brokers said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.