Semiconductor-Related Issues: Points Monday

semiconductor-related issues: It lost 2.95 points Monday, according to The Japan Times. The market surged in early morning trading as investors rushed to buy back semiconductor-related issues, including industrial robot producer Fanuc, brokers said. The Nikkei 225 average rose 92.51 points, or 0.43 percent, to end at 21,709.31 after falling 41.35 points Monday. ; The Topix, which covers all first-section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, was up 7.01 points, or 0.45 percent, at 1,575.58. Sentiment was brightened by the yen's weakening and the Dow Jones Industrial Average's rise for the second consecutive day Monday, they said. The market cut gains in the early afternoon following the yen's rebound in response to the BOJ's statement that it will maintain its easing policy. But active buying receded later in the morning as a wait-and-see mood grew ahead of the end of the Bank of Japan's two-day Policy Board meeting. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.