Nikkei 225 and Asian stocks trading lower on Friday followed a new chapter in trade tensions between China and the USA. President Trump banned the transactions of U.S. companies with ByteDance
Nikkei 225
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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 managed to add 0.44% at 20,684 mirroring Wall Street indices on improved risk sentiment despite US administration is...
The Nikkei 225 index is under pressure as investors continue to focus on the recent Bank of Japan (BOJ) decision...
Asian markets are trading higher on Monday after a positive close in Wall Street on Friday and as President Trump praised the recovery in the coronavirus numbers across the country,
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Asian markets trading higher helped by improved sentiment after US and China will return to trade talks. The Hang Seng...
Nikkei 225 index finished higher the session after President Trump said that China and US are close to signing a...
Asian markets ended lower today amid increasing tensions in Middle East. The Hang Seng trading 1.41 per cent lower at...
The Nikkei 225 index rose by 80 basis points today even after several disappointing numbers from Japan. The rise was...