Asian stocks are trading slightly lower on Thursday ahead of Jerome Powell speech in Jackson Hole. Asian indices hover close to six-month highs as the rally in Wall Street continues
Nikkei 225
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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 indices retreat today as investors book some profits after the recent strong rally that drove Asian stocks close to two-year highs.
Asian stocks trading mostly higher on Tuesday as the optimism from the coronavirus vaccine spreads to stock markets around the globe.
Asian stocks snapped two days of losses trading higher on Monday, on hopes of a coronavirus treatment. The FDA approved the use of blood plasma
Nikkei 225 managed to end higher the session following Wall Street indices as Nasdaq and S&P 500 made fresh record highs. Investors sentiment boosted by better than expected earnings reports
Nikkei 225 retreat today from the six-month highs that reached the previous week after economic data showed that the Japanese economy contracted the most since 1980.
Asian stocks turned higher ahead of the closing as the failure in negotiations between the Democrats and Republicans on a new stimulus package that will support the economy
Asian markets are on the rise, mirroring a strong close in Wall Street as the S&P 500 index closed near...
Nikkei 225 finished to the highest level in two weeks following one more strong session in Wall Street as S&P 500 index approaches all-time highs. President Trump helped sentiment after signing the extension of the unemployment benefits
Nikkei 225 and Asian stocks trading lower on Friday followed a new chapter in trade tensions between China and the USA. President Trump banned the transactions of U.S. companies with ByteDance