Tokyo stocks closed mixed on Friday as a meeting between the prime minister in Tokyo and the governor of the central bank raised hopes for additional easing measures from the bank this month, but gains were capped following market jitters in the wake of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea conducting a nuclear test.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average edged up 6.99 points, or 0.04 percent, from Thursday to close at 16,965.76.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, shed 2.09 points, or 0.16 percent, to finish at 1,343.86.
Notable issues that gained by the close of play comprised marine transportation and mining-related issues. But those that lost ground were led by food and fishery, and agriculture and forestry-linked stocks.
The turnover on the last trading day of the week was 2,166.2 billion yen (21.19 billion U.S. dollars).
