Section Issues: Points and Market

section issues: It gained 26.60 points the previous day, according to The Japan Times. The Tokyo market opened higher, supported by the New York market's continued advance Wednesday on buying induced by the U.S. Federal Reserve suggesting an interest rate cut possibility in a statement released after its two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting, brokers said. The 225-issue Nikkei average went up 128.99 points, or 0.60 percent, to end at 21,462.86, after advancing 361.16 points Wednesday. ; The Topix index of all first section issues finished up 4.63 points, or 0.30 percent, at 1,559.90. In the statement, the Fed said it will act as appropriate to sustain the expansion. But buying sentiment grew again toward noon on the back of a sharp rise in Shanghai shares, brokers said. The market lost steam after the vigorous start. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.