Market Gauge: Points and Losses Thanks

market gauge: On Thursday, the key market gauge gained 43.93 points, according to The Japan Times. The Topix index of all first-section issues finished up 13.51 points, or 0.88 percent, at 1,543.92, after rising 0.21 point the previous day. The 225-issue Nikkei average climbed 177.22 points, or 0.93 percent, to end at 19,262.53. The Tokyo market opened slightly weaker, following sluggish U.S. equities overnight and the dollar's fall below 111 after the U.S. House of Representatives put off voting on a replacement plan for Obamacare, the health care act signed by previous U.S. President Barack Obama, brokers said. Stocks slightly lost steam in the early afternoon but maintained their firmness for the rest of the day. But Tokyo stocks soon wiped out the early losses thanks to the yen's downturn against the dollar and went further up during the morning session, allowing the Nikkei average to leap more than 210 points at one point. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.