Mainstay Issues: Points and Earnings Report

mainstay issues: On Wednesday, the key market gauge lost 39.32 points. ; On the other hand, the Topix index of all first-section issues closed down 0.75 point, or 0.05 percent, at 1,582.13, according to The Japan Times. It added 1.55 points the previous day. The 225-issue Nikkei average climbed 29.61 points, or 0.14 percent, to end at 20,874.06, after gaining over 120 points in morning trading. The Tokyo market got off to a firmer start after the Dow Jones industrial average extended its winning streak to a third session on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, thanks partly to Boeing Co.'s brisk earnings report, brokers said. But the Nikkei managed to remain afloat backed by purchases of mainstay issues, while the Topix sank into negative territory toward the day's closing. In the afternoon, profit-taking weighed on stocks. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.