Market players were elated to see the benchmark Nikkei average climb past the 20,000 level briefly Friday, a formidable rising resistance line since 1992.
Although the 225-issue average has climbed past the 20,000 level from time to time in recent years, it has failed to surpass the 1996 peak of 22,666 hit on June 10, 1996.
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