HONG KONG: Asia-Pacific markets edged higher on Friday helped by positive news from Europe and the United States but Tokyo ended the week on a subdued note due to nervousness about weekend elections. Tokyo's Nikkei index closed up 0.52 percent and the Topix index of all first-section shares up 0.02 percent. Despite gains on Wall Street, traders were reluctant to push the Nikkei much higher after it jumped 2.76 percent on Thursday. For the week it was up 4.15 percent. Many investors stayed on the...
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