The Nikkei 225 finished in the red, down by 69.6 points or 0.29%, at 23,864.9. Meanwhile, the Hang Seng Index...
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.
The Nikkei 225 suffered a 131.7-point or 0.55% loss when it closed today’s session at 23,394.4. As for the Hang...
The Nikkei 225 finished today’s trading 113.8 points or 0.47% higher at 24,066.1. The Hang Seng Index also looks on...
After months of waiting, the US finally made an official announcement that a phase one deal has been agreed with...
Asian equities markets and risk currencies are in the green as risk appetite dominate this morning’s session. The Hang Seng...
Traders starting the new week with the focus on trade talks between China and USA. Investors sentiment is positive after...
The Nikkei 225 was slightly higher in today’s trading by 54.3 points or 0.23% at 23,354.4. Meanwhile, the Hang Seng...
Asian equities markets closed lower today. The Nikkei 225 was down 244.6 points or 1.05% at 23,135.2. Meanwhile, the Hang...
Asian equities markets are off to a bullish start this Cyber Monday. The Hang Seng index closed 98.2 points or...
With it being Thanksgiving Day in the US and without much economic data, market investors were left to brace for the worst in today's trading. The Hang Seng index led losses among Asian equities markets. As of this writing, it is down around 500 points or 1.86% at 26,397.2. Meanwhile, the Nikkei 225 finished today’s trading lower by 115.2 points or 0.49% at 23,293.9.