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Nikkei index

/ˈniːkeɪ ˈɪndɛks/

Nikkei index noun: a Japanese stock market index; normally refers to the Nikkei 225, which is calculated by aggregating the share prices of 225 large Japanese companies quoted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and thus reflects the performance of major Japanese businesses.

Noun

Nikkei index (plural Nikkei indexes)

  1. A Japanese stock market index; normally refers to the Nikkei 225, which is calculated by aggregating the share prices of 225 large Japanese companies quoted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and thus reflects the performance of major Japanese businesses.

Forms of Nikkei index

pluralNikkei indexes

Origin of Nikkei index

Borrowed from Japanese 日(にっ)経(けい) (nikkei), an abbreviation of 日(に)本(ほん)経(けい)済(ざい)新(しん)聞(ぶん) (Nihon Keizai Shinbun, literally “Japan Economics Newspaper”), a Japanese newspaper which publishes the index.

Questions about Nikkei index

What does Nikkei index mean?
Nikkei index means a Japanese stock market index; normally refers to the Nikkei 225, which is calculated by aggregating the share prices of 225 large Japanese companies quoted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and thus reflects the performance of major Japanese businesses.
What part of speech is Nikkei index?
Nikkei index is a noun.
How do you pronounce Nikkei index?
Nikkei index is pronounced /ˈniːkeɪ ˈɪndɛks/.
What is the plural of Nikkei index?
The plural of Nikkei index is Nikkei indexes.

Words near Nikkei index in the dictionary

  1. nikkah
  2. nikkahs
  3. nikkas
  4. nikkaz
  5. nikkei
  6. Nikkei index
  7. Nikkei indexes
  8. nikkeijin
  9. nikkeijins
  10. nikkeis
  11. Nikkel

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