Topix Index: Points and Market Gauge

topix index: On Thursday, the key market gauge tumbled 229.97 points, according to The Japan Times. The Topix index of all first-section issues closed up 9.48 points, or 0.62 percent, at 1,544.89, after falling 14.99 points the previous day. The 225-issue Nikkei average rose 152.58 points, or 0.80 percent, to end at 19,287.28. The Tokyo market attracted buying following Thursday's sharp fall in the Nikkei average, triggered by the yen's rise against the dollar stemming from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's failure to elaborate on his economic policy steps at a news conference on Wednesday. The dollar climbed to levels around 105 on Friday, after briefly falling to a one-month low below 114 the previous day. A pause in the yen's strengthening helped push up Tokyo stocks, brokers said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.