* Nikkei gains 2.2% for the week, up for fifth straight week
* Exporters mixed, market in a holding pattern pre-U.S. jobs
data
By Ayai Tomisawa
TOKYO, July 5 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei edged higher in
choppy trade on Friday as investors kept to the sidelines before
the release of a key U.S. jobs report, while oil and mining
shares underperformed after oil prices fell on global growth
concerns.
The Nikkei share average .N225 ended 0.2% higher to
21,746.38, after trading in and out of the red. For the week,
the index rose 2.2% for its fifth consecutive weekly gains after
a Sino-U.S. trade truce sparked hopes the two warring sides
could make progress in long-drawn out negotiations.
With U.S. markets closed for a national holiday on
Thursday, trading remained thin.
Investors are waiting on the U.S. jobs report due out later
in the day, which could determine if the Federal Reserve cuts
rates later this month or delays such a move to its next
meeting.
The ADP National Employment Report, which comes ahead of the
more comprehensive monthly nonfarm payrolls data, showed U.S.
private employers added 102,000 jobs in June, well below
economists' expectations. "Since the ADP number was bad, the market expects the jobs
report to be sour, but investors would rather wait till next
week to trade as jobs data can provide surprises at times," said
Nobuhiko Kuramochi, a strategist at Mizuho Securities.
Exporters were mixed, with Advantest Corp 6857.T rising
1.8%, Panasonic Corp 6752.T falling 0.5% and Toyota Motor Corp
7203.T was up 0.3%.
Mining and oil shares lost ground after crude oil prices
fell on concerns over the outlook for global economic growth.
Inpex Corp 1605.T dropped 1.4% and Idemitsu Kosan 5019.T
shed 0.3%.
The broader Topix .TOPX gained 0.2% to 1,592.58.
(Editing by Shri Navaratnam)