The Nikkei 225 and other Asian stock indices traded higher today mimicking the performance of Wall Street last night. But the JPY is leading currencies. In fact, EURJPY presents a strong technical setup for a sell.
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 is little changed after the weak industrial production and capacity utilisation data. The stronger Japanese yen has...
Global stocks are mixed today as investors remain worried about the rising number of Covid-19 cases. In Asia, the Hang...
Traders' continued focus on the simmering tensions between the U.S. and China leads to a mixed start of August across Asia. In China, the Shanghai composite climbed by 1.20% while the Hang Seng index dipped by 0.70%.
Asian indices finished lower as investors digest a stronger than expected jobs report from USA which cut back expectations for...
Coronavirus Concerns Abated As fears of the coronavirus recede, the Nikkei 225 finished today’s trading 112.7 points or 0.49% higher...
The Nikkei 225 retreated today after the Bank of Japan delivered its final rate decision and after the weak inflation...
Asian indices and Nikkei 225 finished lower today ahead of the Fed interest rates decision and poor progress made in...
Nikkei 225 managed to end higher the session following Wall Street indices as Nasdaq and S&P 500 made fresh record highs. Investors sentiment boosted by better than expected earnings reports
The Nikkei 225 closed 483.7 points or 2.03% lower at 23,343.5 today as fears of the coronavirus continued to dictate...