Santa Claus Rally Finished on Nikkei 225 and Hang Seng Index The Nikkei 225 extended its losses today when it...
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 were mixed in today’s trading with the Nikkei 225 closing 2.13% or 478.03 points lower at 21,948.16. On...
Today, risk-appetite is strong as investors pile into the FTSE 100, CAC 40, and Nikkei 225 before the re-opening of...
Nikkei 225 finished lower while most of the Asian indices ended higher mirroring the strong finish from Wall Street. Uncertainty...
The Nikkei 225 index wavered today as Japan started to question its reliance on goods from China. According to the...
Asian markets are on the rise, mirroring a strong close in Wall Street as the S&P 500 index closed near...
Asian equities finished mixed as investors worries about the US-China trade war tensions ease. The Hang Seng trading 0.05 per...
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 index finished higher the session after President Trump said that China and US are close to signing a...
Asian indices finished with loses after President Donald Trump threatened to increase tariffs further if China would not agree to...