TOKYO Cheap Jake Guentzel Shirt , Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Friday as investor appetite was increased by a solid showing on Wall Street overnight, although gains were capped ahead of key jobs data due out from the U.S. later in the day.


The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 45.23 points, or 0.23 percent, from Thursday to end the day at 19,691.47.


The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, gained 2.18 points Cheap Phil Kessel Jersey , or 0.13 percent, to finish at 1,619.59.


Rubber product, air transportation and mining-linked issues comprised those that gained the most by the close of play, and rising issues beat falling ones by 1,222 to 663 on the First Section.


Traders here said the market was buoyed from the get go following U.S. shares advancing overnight following fresh economic data which spurred optimism in the health of the U.S. economy.


Renewed hopes for tax reforms in the U.S. also contributed to improving investor sentiment, they added.


Some investors Cheap Patric Hornqvist Jersey , however, refrained from making major moves as trade became somewhat directionless later in the day and opted to hit the sidelines ahead of U.S. nonfarm payroll data for August due to be released later in the day.


On the main section on Friday, 1,630.44 million shares changed hands, dropping from Thursday's volume of 1,770.35 million shares.


The turnover on the final trading day of the week came to 1,902.8 billion yen (17.26 billion U.S. dollars).


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BERLIN, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- The German labor market is going from strength to strength, official figures released on Thursday by the Federal Statistical Office showed.


Preliminary estimates by the Wiesbaden-based statisticians suggested that 44.2 million German residents were employed in July 2017. This marked a year on year gain of 688,000 jobs or plus 1.6 percent compared to July 2016.


The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was measured at 3.7 percent last month Cheap Kris Letang Jersey , having further declined by 27,000 individuals since June.


The positive labor market trend revealed on Thursday adds to a wider picture of strong economic momentum in Germany.


The Federal Statistical Office in Wiesbaden recently reaffirmed an earlier forecast for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 0.6 percent in Q2 and corrected its earlier estimate for Q1 growth upward to 0.7 percent.


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LUXEMBOURG, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Hailing China's Belt and Road Initiative "win-win" Cheap Conor Sheary Jersey , Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has voiced his country's support for the initiative.


"Transport goes in both directions. It is these initiatives that make it possible to make win-win situations," Bettel told Xinhua in a recent interview.


Proposed by China in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative aims to build trade and infrastructure networks connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along the ancient Silk Road trade routes.


Bettel made an official visit to China in June this year, one he said was fruitful.


"Four agreements were signed during the visit. The visit also allowed me to discover China. And it is also a visit that allowed me to see in the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Luxembourg and China, a relationship of trust that exists," he said.


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