Investor Sentiment: Points and Morning Session

investor sentiment: On Friday, the key market gauge fell 44.84 points. ; The Topix, including all first-section issues, closed down 8.42 points, or 0.52 percent, at 1,621.57, after falling 3.02 points the previous trading day, according to The Japan Times. Selling outpaced buying as the dollar traded on a weak note against the yen amid growing uncertainties over the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, with the Nikkei losing about 200 points briefly in the morning session, brokers said. The benchmark Nikkei 225 average lost 124.08 points, or 0.62 percent, to close at 19,975.67. The yen's firmness battered export-oriented issues, helping push down the overall market in thin trading, they said. Investor sentiment was also battered by drops in U.S. and European shares on Friday, said Masahiro Ichikawa, senior strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Co.'s Economic Research Department. Concerns over the Trump administration grew on the back of the resignation of White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.