topix index: On Tuesday, it dropped 124.05 points. ; The Topix index of all first-section issues rose 9.17 points, or 0.60 percent, to end at 1,544.15, after a 6.16-point slump the previous day, according to The Japan Times. The Tokyo market got off to a strong start in the wake of a Wall Street upturn brought about by U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks that eased worries about the U.S.-China trade dispute. The 225-issue stock average finished up 121.33 points, or 0.58 percent, at 21,188.56. In a Twitter post Tuesday, Trump said that the United States will strike a deal with China when the time is right. Stocks sank into negative territory and remained under selling pressure almost throughout the morning session. Trump also told reporters at the White House that the trade dispute was a little squabble.
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