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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.

Nikkei 225 in tight range as Japan Inc slashes buybacks at record pace

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·Jun 22, 2020, 07:11 BST

The Nikkei 225 index is little moved today as investors digest the latest coronavirus-related news from China. They are also...

Nikkei 225 finds resistance at the 78.6% retracement level

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·Jun 18, 2020, 07:23 BST

The Nikkei 225 index declined for the second straight day as investors continued to worry about a second wave of...

The Nikkei 225 is tumbling today but technicals point to a sustained rally

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·Jun 17, 2020, 07:02 BST

After being the best-performing index in Asia yesterday, the Nikkei 225 index is in trouble today. It is down by...

Here’s why the Nikkei 225 is crashing its Asian peers today

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·Jun 16, 2020, 06:42 BST

The Nikkei 225 is the best-performing index in Asia today. It is up by more than 4.70% and its trading...

Here’s why the Nikkei 225 is the worst-performing Asian index today

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·Jun 15, 2020, 07:17 BST

The Nikkei 225 is down by more than 3.38% today, becoming the worst-performing index in Asia. Other indices like the...

Nikkei 225: Is this the end of Japan stocks vicious rally?

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·Jun 12, 2020, 06:22 BST

The Nikkei 225 index declined sharply today as investors reacted to the selloff in Wall Street yesterday. The index declined...

Here’s why Nikkei 225 moment of reckoning has just arrived

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·Jun 11, 2020, 06:43 BST

The Nikkei 225 index declined by more than 2.50% as investors reflected on the dovish tone set by the Federal Reserve. In its rates decision, the bank left interest rates unchanged and said that they will remain so for at least two years. Japan stocks also reacted to the sluggish sentiment among Japan’s large businesses. Almost all companies in the Nikkei were in the red today.

Nikkei 225 pauses again as Softbank plans large Vision Fund layoffs

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·Jun 10, 2020, 06:12 BST

The Nikkei 225 index was little changed today as investors remained calm ahead of the interest rate decision by the...

Here’s why Nikkei 225 vicious rally has just hit a wall

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·Jun 09, 2020, 07:36 BST

The Nikkei 225 was the biggest laggard in Asia today. The index dropped by 0.35% and is now trading at ¥23,096, which is inches below the yesterday’s high of ¥23,175. The other laggard in Asia-Pacific was DJ New Zealand, which declined by more than 2%. On the other hand, the Hang Seng was the best-performing index after the government agreed to bailout Cathay Pacific.

Market Brief: Nikkei 225 Close to February Highs As Asian Stocks Continues The Rebound

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·Jun 08, 2020, 07:31 BST

Asian markets trading mostly higher on Monday after better than expected employment data from USA and Canada on Friday, and on optimism for a fast recovery of global economy after the coronavirus lockdown.