investor sentiment: On Tuesday, the key market gauge advanced 162.66 points, hitting its highest closing level since Aug. 18, 2015, according to The Japan Times. The Topix index of all first-section issues closed down 5.69 points, or 0.35 percent, at 1,611.56, after gaining 11.18 points the previous day. The 225-issue Nikkei average lost 91.62 points, or 0.45 percent, to end at 20,138.79. Stocks came under pressure from selling to lock in profits after the Nikkei average jumped nearly 400 points in the three sessions through Tuesday, brokers said. It is natural for the market to come under profit-taking after its recent advance, said Ryuta Otsuka, strategist at the investment information department of Toyo Securities Co. Investor sentiment was battered by a halt to the yen's depreciation, they said.
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