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Japanese markets started higher on Friday with Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index crossing new record heights (Credit: AFP)

Japanese markets started higher before seeing early gains erased on Friday with Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index briefly hitting a record high, as traders prepared for a key US jobs report.

The broader Topix index also surpassed its previous peak set in 1989. European markets had moved upward on Thursday over calming electoral news in the United Kingdom and France.

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