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NIKKEI
8,992.74
-9.50
(-0.11%)
Feb 10, 06:37
  Intraday 52 Week
OPEN: 9,010.53 HIGH: 9,016.97 9,018.49
PREV CLOSE: 9,002.24 LOWS: 8,977.95 8,349.33
Simple Moving Averages
30 Days 50 Days 150 Days 200 Days
8,660.63 8,598.53 8,880.26 9,060.31
Index Value Returns Index Value Returns
YTD: 8560.11 5.05% 1 Week: 8876.82 1.31%
1 Month: 8422.26 6.77% 3 Month: 8755.44 2.71%
6 Month: 8944.48 0.54% 1 Year: 10617.80 -15.31%
2 Year: 9932.90 -9.47% 3 Year: 7969.03 12.85%
Historic 52-Week High & Low
Year 52 Wk High Date 52 Wk Low Date

2012 9,018.49 9th-Feb 8,349.334 6th-Jan
2011 10,891.60 17th-Feb 8,135.794 25th-Nov
2010 11,408.20 5th-Apr 8,796.454 1st-Sep
2009 10,767.00 31st-Aug 7,021.284 10th-Mar
2008 15,156.70 4th-Jan 6,994.904 28th-Oct
2007 18,300.40 26th-Feb 14,669.904 22nd-Nov
Exchange Timings
History
Nikkei 225 is an index which belongs to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) calculates the index daily since 1950. The calculation of Nikkei 225 index began on September 7, 1950. Nikkei 225 index is a price-weighted average index, and its components are reviewed once a year.

The Nikkei225 index is the most widely quoted average of Japanese stocks. Topix is considered to be another major index for the Japanese equity markets it is quite similar to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Earlier, it was known as the "Nikkei Dow Jones Stock Average" from 1975 to 1985.

The Nikkei 225 Futures was launched at Singapore Exchange (SGX) in 1986, the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE) in 1988 & Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) in 1990.

The Nikkei average hit its all-time high on December 29, 1989 when it reached an intra-day high of 38,957.44

Nikkei Composition: Company
Global Market Commentary
US Markets
Dow Jones (Feb 09) 12890.46 6.51
Nasdaq (Feb 09) 2927.23 11.37
Asia Markets
Nikkei 225 (Feb 10) 8992.74 -9.50
Straits Times (Feb 9) 2981.17 -1.03
Hang Seng (Feb 9) 21010.01 -8.45
Taiwan Index (Feb 10) 7941.63 30.85
KOSPI (Feb 10) 2007.01 -7.61
Shanghai Composite (Feb 10) 2349.59 0.00
Europe Markets
FTSE (Feb 9) 5895.47 19.54
CAC (Feb 9) 3424.71 14.71
DAX (Feb 9) 6788.80 40.04
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