tokyo stocks: On Tuesday, the key market gauge rose 11.52 points, according to The Japan Times. The Topix index of all first-section issues closed up 17.77 points, or 1.16 percent, at 1,553.09, after edging up 1.32 points the previous day. The key 225-issue Nikkei average jumped 274.55 points, or 1.44 percent, to end at 19,393.54. Tokyo stocks got off to a firmer start following the yen's weakening against the dollar on the back of continued expectations for the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate hike in March, brokers said. After the closely watched speech ended, stocks staged a sharp rally in tandem with dollar-yen moves. The market lost steam in the late morning as investors retreated to the sidelines to await Trump's first address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night in Washington.
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