nikkei briefly: On Monday, the key market gauge lost 192.04 points, according to The Japan Times. The Topix index of all first-section issues was down 21.54 points, or 1.41 percent, at 1,509.10, after falling 14.25 points the previous day. The 225-issue Nikkei tumbled 281.71 points, or 1.48 percent, to end at 18,813.53. Stocks met with heavy selling early in the morning session as the dollar dropped below 114, sending the Nikkei average below 19,000 soon after the opening. But the index accelerated its downswing toward the close in line with the yen's further rise and amid a wait-and-see mood ahead of a closely watched speech by British Prime Minister Theresa May later on Tuesday, brokers said. The Nikkei briefly trimmed its loss later in the morning thanks to a bout of buybacks.
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