Point Tuesday: Points and Market Gauge

point tuesday: On Tuesday, the key market gauge gained 17.38 points, according to The Japan Times. The Topix ended down 24.75 points, or 1.78 percent, at 1,368.44 after rising 0.17 point Tuesday. The Nikkei 225 plunged 307.72 points, or 1.76 percent, to close at 17,134.68. Selling outpaced buying from the outset after stocks fell on U.S. and major European markets Tuesday. Stocks accelerated their downswing in the afternoon, briefly pushing the Nikkei down more than 360 points. The dollar fall below ¥104 also pressured the TSE, brokers said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.