TOKYO, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average marked a five-month closing high above 10,000 on Friday, propelled by hedge fund inflows from overseas and with a fall in the yen providing additional support.
But the index lost steam after scoring an intraday high in the morning as profit-taking emerged, with market players saying they were reluctant to actively take positions ahead of the weekend and the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday next week.
The benchmark Nikkei ended the day up 0.09 percent to 10,022.39, its highest finish since June 22. On the week, it added 3.1 percent.
The broader Topix was up 0.08 percent at 869.52. (Reporting by Aiko Hayashi; Editing by Joseph Radford)