Topix Index: Points and Market Gauge

topix index: On Wednesday, the key market gauge climbed 35.30 points, according to The Japan Times. The Topix index of all first-section issues ended up 13.60 points, or 1.00 percent, at 1,370.80, after rising 0.63 point the previous day. The 225-issue Nikkei average surged 236.59 points, or 1.39 percent, to close at 17,235.50, the highest finish since April 27. Both indexes extended their winning streak to a fifth session. The Nikkei extended gains to climb above 17,200 in the afternoon, on buying inspired by news that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton was dominant in the third U.S. presidential debate with Republican rival Donald Trump, brokers said. The Nikkei average recovered the 17,000 threshold in early trading on the heels of an overnight rise in U.S. stocks. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.