topix index: On Tuesday, it gained 135.18 points, according to The Japan Times. The Tokyo market was closed Wednesday through Friday for national holidays. The 225-issue Nikkei closed up 450.00 points, or 2.31 percent, from last Tuesday at 19,895.70, its highest finish since 19,939.90 on Dec. 3, 2015. The Topix index of all first-section issues ended up 35.56 points, or 2.29 percent, at 1,585.86, after climbing 10.53 points the previous trading day. Stocks attracted hefty purchases from the beginning of Monday's trading since investor worries about European politics eased after Macron beat his far-right, anti-EU rival Marine Le Pen in the French election, brokers said. Both indexes rose for the third consecutive market day.
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