Issue Nikkei: Market and Points

issue nikkei: On Tuesday, the key market gauge edged down 3.72 points. ; The Topix index of all first-section issues finished up 10.08 points, or 0.63 percent, at 1,621.77, after falling 4.12 points the previous day, according to The Japan Times. After getting off to a mixed start, the market went up sharply on a Financial Times report that Washington and Beijing were closer to a final trade deal, brokers said. The 225-issue Nikkei average rallied 207.90 points, or 0.97 percent, to end at 21,713.21. The U.K. newspaper report hit the market before the start of ministerial negotiations between the Unites States and China in Washington on Wednesday. The market remained comfortably higher in the afternoon on purchases prompted by rises in Shanghai stocks. Robust buying in Fast Retailing Co., a heavily weighted component of the Nikkei average, helped the key price indicator gain over 100 points, analysts pointed out. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.