Nikkei slips from 15-year high

Japanese share market benchmark Nikkei Stock Average finished the session down on Friday, 10 April 2015, as investors turned to take profits after briefly raising above the psychologically important 20,000 mark for the first time in 15 years during the morning session. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index declined 30.09 points, or 0.15%, to finish at 19907.63, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares advanced 5.72 points, or 0.4%, to 1594.19. For the week, the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average added 2.4% and the Topix gained 1.6%.

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