afternoon session: On Wednesday, the key market gauge edged down 1.57 points, according to The Japan Times. The TOPIX index of all first-section issues ended down 0.84 point, or 0.05 percent, at 1,556.25 after rising 1.49 points the previous day. The 225-issue Nikkei average fell 8.41 points, or 0.04 percent, to close at 19,371.46, down for two days in a row. It posted a weaker finish for the first time in four days. The stock market recouped part of its loss in the afternoon session, but lacked vigor amid a wait-and-see mood ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's congressional speech scheduled for Tuesday, brokers said. After opening marginally higher, the Nikkei average soon sank into negative territory and expanded the loss toward the midmorning in line with the yen's firmness against the dollar.
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