Topix Index: Points and Market Gauge

topix index: On Thursday, the key market gauge shed 16.82 points, according to The Japan Times. The Tokyo market was closed on Friday for a national holiday. The 225-issue Nikkei average lost 31.03 points, or 0.16 percent, to close at 19,396.64 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Topix index of all first-section issues ended down 5.68 points, or 0.37 percent, at 1,538.14, after falling 1.12 points the previous trading day. Buying on dips briefly sent back the Nikkei average into positive territory in the afternoon. Selling outpaced buying from the beginning of Monday's trading, reflecting a pause in the yen's weakening against the dollar. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.