Investor Worries: Points and European Equities

investor worries: On Monday, the key market gauge had plunged 192.64 points. ; The Topix index of all first-section issues finished 17.15 points, or 1.07 percent, higher at 1,616.21, after falling 18.19 points the previous day, according to The Japan Times. A wide range of issues attracted buying on dips, brokers said. The Nikkei 225 average jumped 216.21 points, or 1.11 percent, to end at 19,753.31. Investors took heart from a slide in the yen against the dollar, and an overnight rise in U.S. and European equities, after a spate of news reports helped ease investor worries over North Korea, brokers said. Sentiment also improved on the back of a joint op-ed by U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that stated the significance of pressing North Korea with diplomatic measures, brokers said. The dollar rose above 110 following news that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will watch U.S. actions for a while before making a decision on whether to fire ballistic missiles into the waters near Guam. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.