Points: Market and Day

points: On Thursday, the key market gauge lost 65.76 points, according to The Japan Times. The Topix index of all first-section issues ended up 4.88 points, or 0.36 percent, at 1,347.19, after losing 0.04 point the previous day. The 225-issue Nikkei average gained 82.13 points, or 0.49 percent, to close at 16,856.37. After opening slightly lower, the closely watched market indexes showed movements without clear direction around the previous day closing levels in the morning session amid a lack of fresh incentives. The stock market, however, gained upward momentum in the afternoon as the yen fell further against the dollar. Dampened investor sentiment due to a steep fall in Chinese exports in September, released the previous day, capped the market topside, but the yen weakness limited its losses, brokers said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.