stimulus measures: On Friday, the key market gauge climbed 102.06 points, according to The Japan Times. The market was closed Monday for a national holiday. The Tokyo Stock Exchange was also boosted by hopes for economic stimulus measures following news that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering a snap general election next month, brokers said. ; The Nikkei average advanced 389.88 points, or 1.96 percent, to end at 20,299.38, topping the 20,000 threshold for the first time since Aug. 7 on a closing basis and hitting its highest finish since Aug. 18, 2015. The Topix, which covers all first-section issues, finished 28.94 points, or 1.77 percent, higher at 1,667.88, also the highest finish since Aug. 18, 2015. Stocks attracted hefty purchases from the outset Tuesday, thanks to the yen's drop and the Dow Jones industrial average's fifth straight rise Monday, brokers said. It rose 6.81 points Friday.
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