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| - Tokyo stocks closed higher on Friday supported by gains on Wall Street, with investors eyeing rising virus infections abroad. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.51 percent or 116.80 points to end at 23,204.62 for a weekly loss of 0.67 percent. The broader Topix index advanced 0.48 percent or 7.79 points to 1,634.23. Over the week, it fell 0.74 percent. "Tokyo stocks rose after three major US indexes advanced yesterday... but the market lacked direction in the afternoon session," Okasan Online Securities said in a commentary. The Dow edged up 0.2 percent while the broad-based S&P 500 gained 0.3 percent. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 0.4 percent Investors are however increasingly concerned about "signs of expansion in coronavirus infections", he added, noting both the UK and France announced a record number of new cases. The dollar fetched 105.32 yen in Asian trade, against 105.41 yen in New York. In Tokyo trading, SoftBank Group climbed 1.26 percent to 6,164 yen while Uniqlo casual wear operator Fast Retailing gained 1.06 percent to 64,800 yen. Murata Manufacturing rose 1.31 percent to 6,866 yen. Toyota added 1.48 percent to 7,031 yen while Honda jumped 1.72 percent to 2,474.5 yen. Nissan dipped 0.38 percent to 363.6 yen. Sony lost 0.67 percent to 8,100 yen. kh-nf/kaf/je
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