Dow Jones: Points and Market Gauge

dow jones: On Thursday, the key market gauge gained 177.88 points, according to The Japan Times. The Topix index of all first-section issues was up 5.31 points, or 0.35 percent, at 1,533.46, after climbing 14.29 points the previous day. The 225-issue Nikkei average rose 65.66 points, or 0.34 percent, to close at 19,137.91. Both indexes finished higher for the third straight day. It soon popped into positive territory as the yen weakened. The Nikkei average got off to a weaker start, after the Dow Jones industrial average fell for the fifth consecutive session on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.