Market Gauge: Points and P Index

market gauge: On Tuesday, the key market gauge jumped 389.88 points. ; The Topix, including all first-section issues, ended up 0.04 point at 1,667.92, also the best finish since Aug. 18, 2015, according to The Japan Times. It gained 28.94 points the previous day. The benchmark Nikkei 225 average rose 11.08 points, or 0.05 percent, to close at 20,310.46, its highest finish since Aug. 18, 2015. Buying outpaced selling after all three major U.S. stock indexes the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 index and the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index hit their closing highs on Tuesday. The Tokyo market was caught in a tug-of-war between profit-taking and buying by foreign investors, an official of a bank-linked securities firm said. But active purchases were held in check in the Tokyo market, with investors taking a wait-and-see stance prior to the U.S. Federal Reserve's announcement of a monetary policy decision at its two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting through Wednesday, brokers said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.