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 TOKYO (AP) - Japanese stocks edged upward Friday to wrap up a turbulent 2006, with a key index ending 6.9 percent higher than the last day of trade last year.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index rose 1.02 points, or 0.01 percent, to finish a quiet half-day session at 17,225.83 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Friday — the Nikkei's highest close since May 9.
The Nikkei grew for the fourth straight year, but that growth was well below a 40 percent annual advance in 2005 amid encouraging signs of an economic recovery in Japan.
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