Monday: Points and Nikkei

monday: The Nikkei last fell for seven consecutive sessions in the period to April 6, 2016, according to The Japan Times. On Monday, the Nikkei dropped 153.64 points. ; The Topix, which covers all first-section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, closed down 6.16 points, or 0.40 percent, at 1,534.98 following an 8.28-point slump Monday. The key gauge lost 124.05 points, or 0.59 percent, to end at 21,067.23 after briefly sinking below 21,000. The market opened sharply lower, with the Nikkei briefly plunging more than 400 points to slip below the 21,000 line for the first time since March 28, in the wake of a tumble in U.S. equities overnight amid an escalation of the U.S.-China trade row. Also on Monday, the United States announced details of additional tariffs on all imports from China. The Chinese government announced Monday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. products to up to 25 percent on June 1 in retaliation for last week's tariff hike by the United States. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.