The Nikkei 225 index rose by more than 2% as global equities staged a recovery after delivering mixed results in...
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 has broken down through major support and will need a miracle to stop things from getting worse,...
Japans’s Nikkei 225 slumped 3.08% on Tuesday. Calls for a wider state of emergency leave the Index vulnerable to further...
With the cash market closed for Children’s Day, futures are signaling a tough 4-day week may lie ahead for the...
Japan’s benchmark stock index, the Nikkei 225, trades lower as the Prime Minister prepares the country for its third state...
The Nikkei 225 index is going nowhere. The blue-chip Japan index is trading at ¥29,685, which is a few points...
The Nikkei 225 index shrugged a sharp decline in Nomura shares. The index rose by more than 0.70% to ¥29,385,...
The Nikkei 225 index is up by more than 1% in a relief rally that follows a recent plunge of...
The Nikkei 225 index is under pressure as investors continue to focus on the recent Bank of Japan (BOJ) decision...
The Nikkei 225 index is rising today even after the relative weak economic numbers from Japan. The index is trading...