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Nikkei 225

Region

Japan

Exchange

Tokyo Stock Exchange

Ticker

NI225

About Nikkei 225

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average is Japan's most widely quoted index, tracking 225 large companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's prime market. As a price-weighted index, it is conceptually similar to the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is a key indicator of Asian and global equity sentiment.

Nikkei 225 Price Chart

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Components

225 Japanese companies selected from the TSE Prime Market: Toyota, Sony, SoftBank, Keyence, Fast Retailing, Tokyo Electron, and Nintendo.

Trading Hours

Regular session: 09:00–11:30 and 12:30–15:00 JST (Mon–Fri). Nikkei 225 futures trade on Osaka Exchange and CME.

Fact Sheet

First calculated on 7 September 1950 (backdated to 1949). Price-weighted. Components reviewed annually by Nikkei Inc. Not market-cap weighted.

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The Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) is a capitalisation-weighted index of all common stocks listed on the TSE Prime Market. Unlike the price-weighted Nikkei 225, TOPIX provides a broader view of the Japanese equity market and is favoured by institutional investors for benchmarking.

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