market gauge: On Thursday, the key market gauge gained 123.73 points. ; The Topix, including all first-section issues, finished down 3.02 points, or 0.18 percent, at 1,629.99, according to The Japan Times. It rose 11.14 points the previous day. The benchmark Nikkei 225 average fell 44.84 points, or 0.22 percent, to end at 20,099.75. Selling outpaced buying, with investor sentiment battered by rekindled worries about the Trump administration, brokers said. The yen's strengthening against the dollar, triggered by such growing uncertainties, put a damper on the Tokyo stock market, brokers said. The concerns were sparked by news reports on Thursday that Robert Mueller, special prosecutor investigating possible ties between the Trump's campaign team and Russia during the presidential election last year, would expand the scope of the probe.
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