Asian markets started extended the gains for the second day after a strong finish in Wall Street. Coronavirus infection and...
Nikkei 225
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 stocks finished mixed on Tuesday as investors worry about the coronavirus impact on the economy as more signs of...
Asian stocks plunged on Tuesday amid corporate outlook downgrades and fears that the coronavirus outbreak will drive the global economy...
The Nikkei 225 index followed yesterday’s performance by Wall Street by dropping by more than 1.50%. The index, which tracks...
Nikkei 225 finished lower while most of the Asian indices ended higher mirroring the strong finish from Wall Street. Uncertainty...
Despite positive PMI reports from China and economic data from Japan, Asian stocks were mixed in today’s trading. The Nikkei...
Asian stocks started on Red the week as investors fear about the magnitude of the recession rise, as the lockdown...
The Nikkei 225 and other Asian stock indices traded higher today mimicking the performance of Wall Street last night. But the JPY is leading currencies. In fact, EURJPY presents a strong technical setup for a sell.
The Nikkei 225 index joined other global stocks today and rallied by more than 2.5%. This was its best-performing-day since...
Gains on the Nikkei 225 were cut short today. After three consecutive days of closing in the green, the Japanese...