Benchmark Index: Points Monday

benchmark index: It jumped 22.53 points Monday, according to The Japan Times. The market got off to a weak start following an overnight drop in U.S. equities. The benchmark index added 52.55 points, or 0.24 percent, to end at 22,221.66, after surging 298.55 points Monday. ; But the Topix, which covers all first-section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, finished 1.47 points, or 0.09 percent, lower at 1,626.46. Stocks also met with selling to lock in profits, brokers said. Meanwhile the Topix bowed to selling later in the morning and failed to gather steam until the day's closing. But after the initial wave of selling subsided, both indexes returned to the sunny side, with the Nikkei remaining higher for the rest of the session. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.