market gauge: On Tuesday, the key market gauge lost 52.70 points, according to The Japan Times. The Topix index of all first-section issues closed up 3.42 points, or 0.22 percent, at 1,585.19, after falling 4.09 points the previous day. The 225-issue Nikkei average gained 57.09 points, or 0.29 percent, to end at 19,900.09, marking its highest finish since Dec. 3, 2015. Buying took the upper hand from the outset of Wednesday's trading after the dollar briefly topped 114 in overseas trading for the first time in about two months. Although the Dow Jones industrial average lost ground on Tuesday, the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index's record-breaking advance helped improve investor sentiment in the Tokyo market. Export-oriented issues attracted purchases, temporarily pushing up the Nikkei average nearly 100 points in the morning session.
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