nikkei: It rose 5.70 points Friday, according to The Japan Times. The Nikkei retook 21,900 for the first time since Dec. 5 on an intraday basis right after the opening bell. The Nikkei 225 average lost 45.85 points, or 0.21 percent, to end at 21,761.65 after gaining 82.55 points Friday. ; The Topix, which covers all first-section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, finished 5.61 points, or 0.35 percent, lower at 1,620.14. Investors took heart from Wall Street's advance Friday on stronger than expected growth in U.S. nonfarm payrolls in March, market sources said. Although the Nikkei briefly returned to the sunny side late in the morning, trading was sluggish for the whole day without powerful buying incentives. But the key market gauge, as well as the Topix, soon headed south on selling to lock in profits, the sources said.
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