market gauge: On Tuesday, the key market gauge fell 172.98 points, according to The Japan Times. The Topix index of all first-section issues finished up 0.12, or 0.01 percent, at 1,504.66, after losing 12.49 points the previous day. The 225-issue Nikkei average rose 51.02 points, or 0.27 percent, to end at 18,861.27. Stocks got off to a firmer start after the 30-issue Dow Jones industrial average finished higher for the first time in three sessions in New York Tuesday, brokers said. The market sank into negative territory in the afternoon in the absence of fresh incentives. A pause in the yen's rise also prompted buybacks, helping the Nikkei average gain more than 130 points early in the morning, the brokers added.
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