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Japanese market trades higher in early deals on Friday

20 Feb 2015 Evaluate

The only major Asian market trading today was in green on Friday, Japan's share average rose for a third day to hit a fresh  15-year high, with market sentiment getting a boost from a weaker yen following robust U.S. jobless data. Volumes continued to remain thin in the Asian region as several markets remained closed for the Lunar New Year holidays.

Nikkei 225 gained by 57.46 points or 0.31% to 18,322.25 and Jakarta Composite was up by  29.20 points or 0.54% to 5,419.65.