Asian indices are trading mixed while Nikkei 225 ended in positive foot for the fourth consecutive trading session as traders...
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.
Nikkei 225 ended in positive foot fo third consecutive session on optimism about the phase one deal between the two...
Nikkei 225 ended higher today after a risk appetite has returned to markets on optimism about the phase one deal...
Nikkei 225 ended lower today after Fed delivered the 25 basis points interest rate cut that markets widely expected. The...
Nikkei 225 recovered yesterday’s losses after Fed delivered the 25 basis points interest rate cut that markets widely expected. The...
Nikkei 225 retreated today from yearly highs snapping an eight positive session streak, amid US-China trade deal conflicting headlines for...
Nikkei 225 continues higher for fifth consecutive session sending the index to fresh yearly highs amid US-China trade deal hopes...
Nikkei and Asian indices gain further ground today sending equities to three-month highs as risk appetite returns on US-China trade...
Asian indices and Nikkei gained further ground today as risk appetite returns on US-China trade deal hopes, better Q3 earnings...
Asian indices and Nikkei ended higher today as the Brittish Parliament failed on Saturday to deliver a vote on Brexit...