market gauge: On Friday, the key market gauge shed 66.36 points, according to The Japan Times. The Tokyo market was closed Monday for a national holiday. The 225-issue Nikkei average fell 152.89 points, or 0.79 percent, to close at 19,301.44. The Topix index of all first-section issues finished down 11.01 points, or 0.71 percent, at 1,542.31, after falling 2.36 points on Friday. Investors continued to sell shares to adjust their positions after the market's rally following Donald Trump's victory in the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election, brokers said. Selling took the upper hand as the yen rose against the dollar, the British pound and other currencies on a fall in crude oil prices and remarks made on Sunday by British Prime Minister Theresa May hinting at her country's definitive break from the European Union.
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