In this section, you will find important Nikkei 225 news, actionable trading ideas, and a live Nikkei 225 CFD chart to help you better understand the stock index.
What is Nikkei 255 Index ?
The Nikkei 225 is the main Japanese stock market index and is a price-weighted stock market index initiated on September 7, 1950, and consists of the top 225 companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Some of the companies listed on Asia’s most popular index are Konica Minolta, Panasonic, Softbank Group, Sony, Nissan, Daiwa Securities, and Toyota Motor. Companies in the technology space account for over 40 percent of the index, and valuations are denominated in Japanese yen (JPY).
The composition of the Nikkei is reviewed every year in September, and any changes take place in October. Because of the diversified nature of the index, many financial instruments linked to the Nikkei 225 have been created and traded worldwide while the index has been sufficiently used as the indicator of the movement of Japanese and broader Asian economy.
Asian stock markets are in the red in today’s trading as fears over the coronavirus mount ahead of the Chinese New Year. Nikkei 225 finished today’s trading 235.9 points or 0.98% lower at 23,795.4. The Shanghai Composite Index is also down by 84.226 points or 2.75% at 2,976.528. Meanwhile, the [...]
Asian equities markets traded higher today despite news of the coronavirus spreading. The Hang Seng Index recouped its losses from yesterday. It is trading 355.7 points or 1.27% higher at 28,341.0. The Nikkei 225 is also in the green by 166.8 points or 0.70% at 24,031.4. Meanwhile, the Shanghai Composite [...]
Risk Aversion Triggered by New, But Familiar Disease Today, investors finally took notice of the coronavirus outbreak which started in China. This followed after the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the disease was spreading. The agency concerned with international public health called for an emergency meeting to address the [...]
Risk aversion dominated market sentiment today. The Nikkei 225 closed lower by 218.9 points or 0.91% at 23,864.6. Meanwhile, the Hang Seng Index is in the red by over 750 points or 2.62% at 28,039.0. Investors are feeling jittery about the new coronavirus outbreak in China. Overnight, the World Health [...]
BOJ Rate Decision Tomorrow The Nikkei 225 closed 42.3 points or 0.18% higher at 24,083.5 ahead of the BOJ meeting scheduled tomorrow. The central bank is not expected to make any changes to its current monetary policy with interest rates at -0.10%. However, investors could be looking forward to optimism [...]
The Nikkei 225 finished higher in today’s trading by 108.1 points or 0.45% at 24,041.3. Meanwhile, the Hang Seng Index is trading slightly lower at 8,863.3 by 12.5 points or 0.04%. It would seem that the Nikkei 225 was in the green and the Hang Seng Index were able to [...]
Buy the Rumor, Sell the News on US-China Trade Deal? It would seem that the excitement over the US-China Phase One Deal has finally died now. Asian equities market were in the bearish territory today as investors begin to realize that it’s a long road ahead for the two countries [...]
Asian equities markets are mixed in today’s trading. The Nikkei 225 finished in the green at 24,025.2, up 164.6 points or 0.73%. On the other hand, the Hang Seng Index is down roughly 150 points or 0.52% at 28,807.8. The Shanghai Composite Index is also in the red by 8.749 [...]
Nikkei 225, Hang Seng Index, Shanghai Composite Benefit from Risk Appetite Asian equities markets finished on a strong note this week as market sentiment improved. The Nikkei 225 closed in the green by 110.7 points or 0.47% higher at 23,850.6. Meanwhile, the Hang Seng Index, is currently up by over [...]
Asian indices and Nikkei 225 jumped today as the tensions between Iran and USA ease. President Trump in a statement signalled that it would respond to Iran’s missile attack with sanctions and not violence. Investors cheered the de-escalation in the conflict between Iran and the USA and dumped safe-haven assets [...]
Q1 Global Market Outlook
Published: January 2020 | Authors: Alejandro Zambrano, Martin Lam, and Ramy Abouzaid.
The year is almost over, and it is time to try to figure out what 2020 has to offer. Read our special report today to learn which markets could be offering the best opportunities according to the InvestingCube team.
