Nikkei: The Nikkei 225

The Nikkei 225, commonly known as Nikkei , is a major price-weighted stock market index that lists 225 largest companies by price weighting on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Nikkei 225 is a price-weighted index of 225 large and liquid companies in Japan, calculated every five seconds. It measures the performance of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and has a history of volatility, bubbles and records since 1950. The Nikkei 225, or the Nikkei Stock Average, more commonly called the Nikkei or the Nikkei index, is a stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It is a price-weighted index,...