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Tokyo stocks advance on weak yen, but gains capped ahead of U.S. jobs report

Xinhua, November 6, 2015 Adjust font size:

Tokyo stocks closed higher Friday as the yen's ongoing retreat against the U.S. dollar prompted investors to pile into export-related issues, but gains were capped as some investors opted to hit the sidelines in later trade and take a wait-and-see approach ahead of a key U.S. jobs report due to be released later in the day.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 149.19 points, or 0.78 percent, from Thursday to close the day at 19,265.60, while the broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange added 8.49 points, or 0.55 percent, to finish at 1,563.59.

The day's notable advancers were led by construction, glass and ceramics, and utilities-related issues and the turnover on the last trading day of the week was 2,424.8 billion yen (about 19.91 billion U.S. dollars). Endit