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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 rose today as traders reacted to the relatively strong manufacturing data from the region. In Japan, the Nikkei...
American equities are tumbling today as traders react to financial results from leading companies like Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Alphabet....
US futures are bouncing back today as traders wait for important corporate earnings from Facebook, Google, Apple, and Amazon. Dow...
American equities are tumbling today as traders react to the surging number of Covid-19 cases and election uncertainties in the...
The Nikkei 225 index is down by 0.15% today as traders react to the increasing number of Covid-19 cases globally...
Global stocks are mixed today as traders react to overnight debate between Donald Trump and Biden, corporate earnings, and the...
American stocks are falling in the futures market as traders remain concerned about stimulus and the upcoming US election. The...
US futures are rising as investors react to strong earnings from companies like Procter & Gamble (P&G), Texas Instruments, and...
The Nikkei 225 index is up by 0.40% ahead of key corporate earnings in the United States. The index is...