Asian indices and Nikkei 225 ended higher today ahead of Thursday’s trade negotiations between officials from China and USA. On...
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 index started the week lower as equity markets looking for equilibrium after the recent macroeconomic data that raised...
The Nikkei 225 index had closed for business when Friday’s Non-farm Payrolls (NFP) report hit the markets. However, the Nikkei...
Nikkei index ended higher today as markets try to stabilize after the recent macroeconomic data has raised fears of a...
Nikkei index finished lower today after weak US manufacturing data reading which came to the lowest reading (47.8) in ten...
Nikkei index finished lower today after weak US manufacturing data reading which came to the lowest reading (47.8) in ten...
Nikkei index finished higher today after government increased the sales tax by two percentage points to 10%. The hike has...
Nikkei and Asian equities trading mixed today as China-US trade war seems to intensify on news that the US might...
Nikkei and Asian equities ended lower today as political drama in Washington weighs on stocks. Investors await the developments in...
Asian markets and Nikkei ended higher today as traders await the developments in trade negotiations between China and US which...