Japan's Nikkei posts biggest weekly gains since September
Updates with prices as of 0630 GMT
By Brigid Riley
TOKYO, Nov 8 (Reuters) -Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Friday, locking in its largest weekly gains since September, although downward revisions to corporate profits anduncertainty about whether Republicans would win both chambers of the U.S. Congress weighed.
The Nikkei .N225 closed 0.3% higher at 39,500.37, while the broader Topix .TOPX ended down 0.03% at 2,742.15.
The Nikkei secured its biggest weekly gain since late September at 3.8%, rallying with Wall Street after former Republican PresidentDonald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election.
Japan's AI-focused startup investor SoftBank Group 9984.T added 2.9% and wasamong heavyweight shares to follow their U.S. peers higher..N
Uniqlo parent firm Fast Retailing 9983.T and staffing agency Recruit Holdings 6098.T, up 0.8% and 4.4%, respectively, also lent support to the Nikkei.
However, investorswere still waiting to see if Republicans manage to take control of both chambers of the U.S. Congress, which could affect how easily Trump can enact his proposals.
"It's unclear whether we're going to see a 'Red sweep' or a divided government situation. So momentum for the Nikkei to aggressively rise is not particularly strong at the moment," said Masahiro Ichikawa, chief market strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management.
Meanwhile,domestic corporate earnings have also "not been particularly good", with companies in economically sensitive areas such asautomakers posting more cautious earnings, limiting the upside for gains on the Nikkei, he added.
Corporate revenue releases drew out some of the biggest winners and losers on the Nikkei.
Electronics components maker Taiyo Yuden 6976.T tumbled 16%, cosmetic firm Shiseido 4911.T slipped 7%, while electronics maker Furukawa Electric 5801.T surged 17.4%.
Nissan Motor 7201.T slumped as much as 10% after announcing on Thursday it will cut 9,000 jobs and 20% of its global manufacturing capacity.
It was last down 6.1%,along with Toyota 7203.T and Honda 7261.T, down 3.6%and 2.7%, respectively.
A relatively stronger yen versus the U.S. dollar JPY=EBS didn't help sentiment for exporter shares.
Reporting by Brigid Riley; Editing by Sumana Nandy and Janane Venkatraman
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