Morning Session: Points and Nikkei

morning session: On Wednesday, the key market gauge rose 80.84 points, according to The Japan Times. The Topix index of all first-section issues finished up 14.29 points, or 0.94 percent, at 1,528.15, after climbing 4.76 points the previous day. The 225-issue Nikkei average gained 177.88 points, or 0.94 percent, to end at 19,072.25. The Nikkei average opened above 19,000 as investors took heart from the yen's weakening against the dollar, brokers said. On the TSE, mainstay issues attracted hefty buying, helping push up the Nikkei average nearly 230 points early in the morning session. The dollar climbed above 114.50 after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen in a speech on Wednesday indicated the Fed's readiness to raise interest rates early. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.