Topix Index: Points and Trade Restrictions

topix index: Tuesday, it dropped 29.28 points. ; On the other hand, the Topix index of all first-section issues finished down 4.09 points, or 0.26 percent, at 1,546.21, after losing 4.62 points the previous day, according to The Japan Times. The Nikkei made a firm start thanks to robust U.S. equities and the yen's weakening. The 225-issue Nikkei average rose 10.92 points, or 0.05 percent, to end at 21,283.37. The Wall Street rebound came as concerns over the U.S.-China trade row eased somewhat due to Washington's decision to loosen its trade restrictions on China's Huawei Technologies Co., brokers said. It intermittently fell into negative territory in the afternoon. The key index soon lost steam, however, partly weighed down by a drop in Shanghai equities and a slight rebound of the yen, they said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.