market gauge: On Tuesday, the key market gauge climbed 20.80 points. ; The Topix index of all first-section issues was up 6.95 points, or 0.43 percent, at 1,613.47, according to The Japan Times. It rose 4.56 points the previous day. The 225-issue Nikkei average gained 128.84 points, or 0.60 percent, to end at 21,431.49, its highest finish since Dec. 17 last year. The indexes extended their winning streaks to a third day. Stocks lost some of the steam in afternoon trading, falling prey to sales reflecting a pause in the downswing of the Japanese currency, according to market sources. In the morning, the market was buoyed by futures-linked buying spurred by the yen's drop, with the Nikkei briefly gaining over 190 points.
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