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Nikkei 225

Japan's premier stock market index, tracking 225 large, publicly traded companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It is a price-weighted index and a key barometer of the Japanese economy.

Example

The Nikkei 225 surged past 40,000 for the first time as a weakening yen boosted Japanese export earnings and attracted foreign investment into Tokyo-listed stocks.