Market Gauge: Points and Dive Right

market gauge: On Thursday, the key market gauge sagged 122.78 points. ; The Topix index of all first-section issues fell 29.63 points, or 1.89 percent, to end at 1,539.40, according to The Japan Times. It fell 13.10 points the previous day. The 225-issue Nikkei average slid 418.11 points, or 2.01 percent, to end at 20,333.17. Both indexes began to dive right after the opening bell and continued to sink deeper into negative territory, following sell-offs in the European and U.S. markets. Trump's economic adviser Larry Kudlow indicated in a television program that Washington and Beijing are still far apart. Concerns about the course of the global economy were rekindled by comments by a White House official and U.S. President Donald Trump that dashed hopes of the U.S. and China ending their trade war anytime soon, brokers said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.