Nikkei Index
Nikkei index is most widely quoted price-weighted average of 225 largest Japanese companies traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Nikkei Index or Nikkei 225 Index is a stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). It has been calculated daily by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) newspaper since 1950. It is a price-weighted average (the unit is yen), and the components are reviewed once a year. Currently, the Nikkei is the most widely quoted average of Japanese equities.
Calculation Of Nikkei Index
Nikkei index is beside Dow Jones Index one of the rare price-weighted stock market indices; majority of indices is weighted by free-float market capitalization. The characteristic of price weighted indices is that they are affected by high-priced stock.
Nikkei Index is calculated from a selection of 225 domestic common stocks listed on the First Section of TSE. Stocks are weighted on the Nikkei 225 by giving an equal weighting based on a par value of 50 yen per share. Events such as stock splits, removals and additions of constituents impact upon the effective weighting of individual stocks and the divisor. The unit in which Nikkei index value is expressed is Yen.
Selection Of Nikkei Index Components
The Nikkei 225 is designed to reflect the overall market, so there is no specific weighting of industries. In order to provide accurate market movements and sector balance, constituent review of indices for the Nikkei225 is conducted annually.
Nikkei Index Historical Chart
Nikkei index began to be calculated on September 7, 1950, retroactively calculated back to May 16, 1949. The Nikkei index hit its all-time high on December 29, 1989, during the peak of the Japanese asset price bubble, when it reached an intra-day high of 38,957.44 before closing at 38,915.87. The latest minimal value of the index was reached in October 2008, when index reached the 6,994.90 level.
Nikkei Index Sector Allocation
The Nikkei index has the following sector allocation (as of 6/22/2010):
- Industrial Goods & Services: 25.67%
- Retail: 10.94%
- Technology: 10.93%
- Personal & Household Goods: 10.08%
- Health Care: 8.74%
- Automobiles & Parts: 7.46%
- Chemicals: 4.46%
- Food & Beverage: 3.93%
- Financial Services: 3.69%
- Basic Resources: 3.35%
- Construction & Materials: 2.01%
- Telecommunications: 1.95%
- Media: 1.76%
- Travel & Leisure: 1.69%
- Banks: 1.48%
- Insurance: 0.84%
- Utilities: 0.57%
- Oil & Gas: 0.45%
Nikkei Index Components
The Nikkei index components shown in table below are sorted by weightings and valid as of 6/22/2010.
| Company | ISIN | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR HOLDINGS CO.LTD. | JP3802300008 | Retail | 5,68% |
| FANUC LTD | JP3802400006 | Industrial Goods & Services | 4,34% |
| KYOCERA CORP. | JP3249600002 | Industrial Goods & Services | 3,24% |
| SOFTBANK CORP. | JP3436100006 | Retail | 2,94% |
| CANON INC. | JP3242800005 | Technology | 2,32% |
| TOKYO ELECTRON LTD | JP3571400005 | Technology | 2,29% |
| HONDA MOTOR | JP3854600008 | Automobiles & Parts | 2,22% |
| TDK CORP. | JP3538800008 | Industrial Goods & Services | 2,19% |
| SHIN-ETSU CHEM. | JP3371200001 | Chemicals | 1,96% |
| TERUMO CORP. | JP3546800008 | Health Care | 1,81% |
| KDDI CORP. | JP3496400007 | Telecommunications | 1,75% |
| SECOM CO. LTD | JP3421800008 | Industrial Goods & Services | 1,64% |
| ADVANTEST CORP. | JP3122400009 | Technology | 1,61% |
| TAKEDA PHARM.CO.LTD. | JP3463000004 | Health Care | 1,57% |
| NTT DATA CORP. | JP3165700000 | Technology | 1,54% |
| TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. YN 50 | JP3633400001 | Automobiles & Parts | 1,33% |
| ASTELLAS PHARMA INC. | JP3942400007 | Health Care | 1,21% |
| EISAI CO. LTD | JP3160400002 | Health Care | 1,21% |
| DAIKIN IND. LTD | JP3481800005 | Industrial Goods & Services | 1,17% |
| TREND MICRO INC. | JP3637300009 | Technology | 1,10% |
| Fujifilm Holdings Corp. | JP3814000000 | Personal & Household Goods | 1,09% |
| DENSO CORP. | JP3551500006 | Automobiles & Parts | 1,05% |
| Sony Corp. | JP3435000009 | Personal & Household Goods | 1,04% |
| DENTSU INC. | JP3551520004 | Media | 0,99% |
| OLYMPUS CORP. | JP3201200007 | Personal & Household Goods | 0,94% |
| SEVEN & I HLDGS CO. LTD | JP3422950000 | Retail | 0,87% |
| KAO CORP. | JP3205800000 | Personal & Household Goods | 0,86% |
| SHISEIDO CO. LTD | JP3351600006 | Personal & Household Goods | 0,79% |
| MITSUBISHI CORP. | JP3898400001 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,78% |
| SUZUKI MOTOR | JP3397200001 | Automobiles & Parts | 0,77% |
| HITACHI CONSTR.MACH. | JP3787000003 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,72% |
| MITSUMI EL. | JP3904400003 | Technology | 0,70% |
| KOMATSU LTD | JP3304200003 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,69% |
| SHIONOGI + CO. LTD | JP3347200002 | Health Care | 0,69% |
| NIKON CORP. | JP3657400002 | Personal & Household Goods | 0,68% |
| CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL | JP3519400000 | Health Care | 0,67% |
| SUMITOMO RTY DEV. | JP3409000001 | Financial Services | 0,66% |
| NGK INSULATORS | JP3695200000 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,65% |
| DAIICHI SANKYO CO. LTD | JP3475350009 | Health Care | 0,65% |
| ASAHI BREWERIES | JP3116000005 | Food & Beverage | 0,63% |
| Konami 100 Yen1k | JP3300200007 | Personal & Household Goods | 0,62% |
| BRIDGESTONE CORP. | JP3830800003 | Automobiles & Parts | 0,61% |
| JAPAN TOBACCO | JP3726800000 | Personal & Household Goods | 0,61% |
| JGC CORP. | JP3667600005 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,59% |
| TOYO SEIKAN | JP3613400005 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,58% |
| MITSUI FUDOSAN LTD | JP3893200000 | Financial Services | 0,56% |
| TAIYO YUDEN CO. LTD | JP3452000007 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,55% |
| MITSUBISHI EST. | JP3899600005 | Financial Services | 0,55% |
| TOYOTA TSUSHO | JP3635000007 | Basic Resources | 0,53% |
| RICOH CO. LTD | JP3973400009 | Technology | 0,53% |
| YAMATO HLDGS CO.LTD. | JP3940000007 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,51% |
| TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS INC. | JP3910660004 | Insurance | 0,51% |
| SUMITOMO MET.MNG | JP3402600005 | Basic Resources | 0,50% |
| Panasonic Corp. | JP3866800000 | Personal & Household Goods | 0,50% |
| KIRIN Holdings Co. Ltd | JP3258000003 | Food & Beverage | 0,48% |
| MITSUI + CO. | JP3893600001 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,47% |
| NIPPON MEAT PACKERS | JP3743000006 | Food & Beverage | 0,47% |
| KURARAY CO. LTD Y 50 | JP3269600007 | Chemicals | 0,46% |
| SUMITOMO EL.IND. | JP3407400005 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,45% |
| NISSAN CHEM. | JP3670800006 | Chemicals | 0,45% |
| DAI NIPPON PRINTG | JP3493800001 | Media | 0,44% |
| CRED. SAISON CO.LTD | JP3271400008 | Financial Services | 0,44% |
| MITSUBISHI LOGISTICS | JP3902000003 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,44% |
| NISSHIN SEI. | JP3676800000 | Food & Beverage | 0,42% |
| SHARP | JP3359600008 | Personal & Household Goods | 0,41% |
| SUMITOMO CORP. | JP3404600003 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,39% |
| KIKKOMAN CORP. | JP3240400006 | Food & Beverage | 0,39% |
| AEON CO.LTD. | JP3388200002 | Retail | 0,39% |
| JTEKT CORP. | JP3292200007 | Automobiles & Parts | 0,38% |
| Panasonic Electr. Works Co.Ltd. | JP3867600003 | Construction & Materials | 0,38% |
| ASAHI GLASS | JP3112000009 | Construction & Materials | 0,38% |
| KONICA MINOLTA HLDGS INC. | JP3300600008 | Personal & Household Goods | 0,38% |
| ISETAN MITSUKOSHI HLDGS | JP3894900004 | Financial Services | 0,38% |
| YAMAHA CORP. | JP3942600002 | Personal & Household Goods | 0,37% |
| NISSHINBO HOLDINGS INC. | JP3678000005 | Personal & Household Goods | 0,37% |
| ALPS EL.CO.LTD | JP3126400005 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,36% |
| JAPAN STEEL WKS LTD | JP3721400004 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,35% |
| DAIWA HOUSE IND. | JP3505000004 | Personal & Household Goods | 0,34% |
| Hyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd | JP3256000005 | Health Care | 0,34% |
| COMSYS HLDGS CORP. | JP3305530002 | Construction & Materials | 0,33% |
| AJINOMOTO | JP3119600009 | Food & Beverage | 0,33% |
| SEKISUI HOUSE | JP3420600003 | Personal & Household Goods | 0,32% |
| ODAKYU EL. RWY | JP3196000008 | Travel & Leisure | 0,31% |
| SHIZUOKA BK LTD | JP3351200005 | Banks | 0,31% |
| ITOCHU CORP. | JP3143600009 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,31% |
| MITSUBISHI EL. CORP. | JP3902400005 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,31% |
| TOPPAN PRINTG | JP3629000005 | Media | 0,31% |
| TAKASHIMAYA | JP3456000003 | Retail | 0,31% |
| NIPPON KAYAKU | JP3694400007 | Health Care | 0,31% |
| CENTRAL JAP RWY | JP3566800003 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,31% |
| KUBOTA CORP. | JP3266400005 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,30% |
| UNY CO. LTD | JP3949600005 | Retail | 0,30% |
| CHIYODA CORP. | JP3528600004 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,29% |
| DAINIPP.SUMIT.PHARMA | JP3495000006 | Health Care | 0,29% |
| NISSAN MOTOR | JP3672400003 | Automobiles & Parts | 0,28% |
| NSK LTD. | JP3720800006 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,28% |
| PAC. MET. CO. LTD | JP3448000004 | Basic Resources | 0,27% |
| MARUI GROUP CO. LTD | JP3870400003 | Retail | 0,27% |
| SHOWA SHELL SEKIYU | JP3366800005 | Oil & Gas | 0,26% |
| YOKOGAWA EL. | JP3955000009 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,26% |
| MITSUI OSK LINES | JP3362700001 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,26% |
| MS&AD INS.GRP HLDGS | JP3890310000 | Insurance | 0,26% |
| MATSUI SECURITIES CO. LTD | JP3863800003 | Financial Services | 0,25% |
| GS YUASA CORP. | JP3385820000 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,25% |
| TOTO LTD | JP3596200000 | Construction & Materials | 0,25% |
| CASIO COMPUTER | JP3209000003 | Personal & Household Goods | 0,24% |
| FUJITSU LTD | JP3818000006 | Technology | 0,24% |
| EAST JAPAN RWY | JP3783600004 | Travel & Leisure | 0,24% |
| OKUMA Corp. | JP3172100004 | Automobiles & Parts | 0,23% |
| NKSJ HOLDINGS INC. | JP3165000005 | Basic Resources | 0,23% |
| KEIO CORP. | JP3277800003 | Travel & Leisure | 0,23% |
| CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO.LTD. | JP3352400000 | Personal & Household Goods | 0,23% |
| INPEX CORP. | JP3294460005 | Basic Resources | 0,23% |
| NOMURA HLDGS | JP3762600009 | Financial Services | 0,22% |
| FUJI HEAVY IND. | JP3814800003 | Automobiles & Parts | 0,22% |
| SUMITOMO HEAVY | JP3405400007 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,22% |
| CHIBA BK LTD | JP3511800009 | Banks | 0,22% |
| MINEBEA CO. LTD | JP3906000009 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,21% |
| KEISEI EL. RWY | JP3278600006 | Travel & Leisure | 0,21% |
| MARUBENI CORP. | JP3877600001 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,20% |
| ASAHI KASEI | JP3111200006 | Chemicals | 0,20% |
| TOKAI CARBON | JP3560800009 | Food & Beverage | 0,20% |
| TOBU RAILWAY | JP3597800006 | Travel & Leisure | 0,20% |
| HINO MOTORS LTD | JP3792600003 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,20% |
| TOSHIBA CORP. | JP3592200004 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,20% |
| Dowa Holdings Inc. | JP3638600001 | Basic Resources | 0,19% |
| J.FRONT RETAILING | JP3386380004 | Retail | 0,19% |
| TAKARA HLDGS | JP3459600007 | Food & Beverage | 0,19% |
| HOKUETSU KISHU PAPER | JP3841800000 | Basic Resources | 0,19% |
| SUMITOMO TR.BKG | JP3405000005 | Banks | 0,19% |
| TORAY IND. | JP3621000003 | Chemicals | 0,19% |
| DENKI KAGAKU KOGYO | JP3549600009 | Chemicals | 0,19% |
| JX HOLDINGS INC. | JP3386450005 | Oil & Gas | 0,18% |
| OJI PAPER CO. LTD | JP3174410005 | Basic Resources | 0,18% |
| YOKOHAMA RUBBER | JP3955800002 | Automobiles & Parts | 0,18% |
| FUJIKURA LTD | JP3811000003 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,18% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ FINL GRP | JP3902900004 | Banks | 0,17% |
| CSK HOLDINGS CORP. | JP3346400009 | Technology | 0,17% |
| BK OF YOKOHAMA | JP3955400001 | Banks | 0,17% |
| NIPPON EXPRESS CO. | JP3729400006 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,17% |
| TOKYO GAS CO. LTD | JP3573000001 | Utilities | 0,17% |
| EBARA CORP. | JP3166000004 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,17% |
| FURUKAWA EL. | JP3827200001 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,17% |
| SAPPORO HOLDINGS | JP3320800000 | Food & Beverage | 0,17% |
| DAIWA SEC. GRP INC. | JP3502200003 | Financial Services | 0,16% |
| NTN CORP. | JP3165600002 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,16% |
| KAWASAKI KISEN | JP3223800008 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,16% |
| NICHIREI CORP. | JP3665200006 | Food & Beverage | 0,15% |
| SUMITOMO CHEM. | JP3401400001 | Chemicals | 0,15% |
| OBAYASHI CORP. | JP3190000004 | Construction & Materials | 0,15% |
| MEIJI HOLDINGS CO.LTD | JP3918000005 | Food & Beverage | 0,15% |
| FUKUOKA FINL GROUP | JP3805010000 | Financial Services | 0,15% |
| NIPPON TEL. TEL. | JP3735400008 | Telecommunications | 0,15% |
| TOKYU CORP. | JP3574200006 | Travel & Leisure | 0,15% |
| MITSUBISHI RAYON | JP3903600009 | Chemicals | 0,15% |
| HITACHI LTD | JP3788600009 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,14% |
| TOHO ZINC | JP3599000001 | Basic Resources | 0,14% |
| NIPPON YUSEN | JP3753000003 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,14% |
| MEIDENSHA CORP. | JP3919800007 | Technology | 0,14% |
| TOKYU LD CORP. | JP3569000007 | Financial Services | 0,14% |
| MITSUBISHI HEAVY | JP3900000005 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,13% |
| CHUO MITSUI TRUST HLDGS Inc. | JP3892100003 | Banks | 0,13% |
| WEST JAPAN RWY | JP3659000008 | Travel & Leisure | 0,13% |
| OSAKA GAS CO. LTD | JP3180400008 | Utilities | 0,13% |
| SHIMIZU CORP. | JP3358800005 | Construction & Materials | 0,13% |
| PIONEER CORP. | JP3780200006 | Personal & Household Goods | 0,13% |
| NIPPON SODA CO.LTD | JP3726200003 | Chemicals | 0,13% |
| NIPPON STEEL | JP3381000003 | Basic Resources | 0,13% |
| ISUZU MOTORS LTD | JP3137200006 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,12% |
| ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS | JP3429800000 | Travel & Leisure | 0,12% |
| JFE HOLDINGS INC. | JP3386030005 | Basic Resources | 0,12% |
| NIPPON SUISAN | JP3718800000 | Food & Beverage | 0,11% |
| FUJI ELECTRIC HLDGS | JP3820000002 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,11% |
| MITSUI CHEMICALS | JP3888300005 | Chemicals | 0,11% |
| SUMITOMO MITSUI FINL GRP | JP3890350006 | Banks | 0,11% |
| MITSUI MNG SMELTG | JP3888400003 | Basic Resources | 0,11% |
| TEIJIN LTD | JP3544000007 | Chemicals | 0,11% |
| TOSOH CORP. | JP3595200001 | Chemicals | 0,10% |
| NIPPON PAPER GRP | JP3754300006 | Basic Resources | 0,10% |
| NEC CORP. | JP3733000008 | Technology | 0,10% |
| MITSUBISHI MAT. | JP3903000002 | Basic Resources | 0,10% |
| NIPPON SHEET GLASS | JP3686800008 | Construction & Materials | 0,10% |
| TOKYO DOME CORP. | JP3587600002 | Travel & Leisure | 0,10% |
| TOKYO EL. PWR | JP3585800000 | Utilities | 0,10% |
| KAWASAKI HEAVY IND. | JP3224200000 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,10% |
| UBE IND. LTD | JP3158800007 | Chemicals | 0,10% |
| MITSUBISHI CHEM. HLDGS | JP3897700005 | Chemicals | 0,09% |
| HEIWA REAL ESTATE | JP3834800009 | Financial Services | 0,09% |
| MAZDA MOTOR CORP | JP3868400007 | Automobiles & Parts | 0,09% |
| Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd. | JP3373800006 | Financial Services | 0,09% |
| CHUBU EL. PWR | JP3526600006 | Utilities | 0,09% |
| SUMITOMO MET. IND. | JP3402200004 | Basic Resources | 0,09% |
| KANSAI EL. PWR | JP3228600007 | Utilities | 0,09% |
| NITTO BOSEKI | JP3684400009 | Food & Beverage | 0,09% |
| KAJIMA CORP. | JP3210200006 | Construction & Materials | 0,09% |
| T + D HOLDINGS INC. | JP3539220008 | Insurance | 0,08% |
| CLARION CO. LTD | JP3269200006 | Technology | 0,08% |
| MITSUI ENG. SHIPB. | JP3891600003 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,08% |
| SUMITOMO OSAKA CEM. | JP3400900001 | Construction & Materials | 0,08% |
| KOBE STEEL | JP3289800009 | Basic Resources | 0,07% |
| SUMCO CORP. | JP3322930003 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,07% |
| SHOWA DENKO K.K. | JP3368000000 | Chemicals | 0,07% |
| TAISEI CORP. | JP3443600006 | Construction & Materials | 0,07% |
| NISSHIN STEEL | JP3676000007 | Basic Resources | 0,07% |
| TOYOBO CO. | JP3619800000 | Personal & Household Goods | 0,06% |
| MIZUHO FINL GROUP | JP3885780001 | Banks | 0,06% |
| IHI Corp. | JP3134800006 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,06% |
| MARUHA NICHIRO HLDGS INC. | JP3876700000 | Food & Beverage | 0,06% |
| TOHO CO. LTD | JP3598600009 | Personal & Household Goods | 0,06% |
| YAHOO JAPAN CORP. | JP3933800009 | Technology | 0,06% |
| NTT DOCOMO INC. | JP3165650007 | Telecommunications | 0,05% |
| SANYO EL. | JP3340600000 | Personal & Household Goods | 0,05% |
| NIPPON LT METAL | JP3700000007 | Basic Resources | 0,05% |
| TAIHEIYO CEMENT | JP3449020001 | Construction & Materials | 0,05% |
| HITACHI ZOSEN CORP. | JP3789000001 | Automobiles & Parts | 0,05% |
| MITSUBISHI MOTORS | JP3899800001 | Automobiles & Parts | 0,05% |
| RESONA HOLDINGS INC. | JP3500610005 | Banks | 0,04% |
| MITSUBISHI PAPER M. | JP3901200000 | Food & Beverage | 0,04% |
| FURUKAWA CO. | JP3826800009 | Basic Resources | 0,04% |
| SHINSEI BANK | JP3729000004 | Banks | 0,04% |
| OKI EL. IND. | JP3194000000 | Technology | 0,03% |
| UNITIKA LTD | JP3951200009 | Food & Beverage | 0,03% |
| MIZUHO TRUST + BKG | JP3932800000 | Banks | 0,03% |
| JSAT Holdings Inc. | JP3396350005 | Media | 0,01% |
| SOJITZ CORP. | JP3663900003 | Industrial Goods & Services | 0,01% |
Other TSE Indices
Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) calculates and publishes TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) and its sub-indices including TOPIX New index Series.
TOPIX is a free-float adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is calculated based on all the domestic common stocks listed on the TSE First Section. TOPIX shows the measure of current market capitalization assuming that market capitalization as of the base date (January 4 ,1968) is 100 point.
TOPIX New Index Series (TOPIX Core30, TOPIX Large70, TOPIX 100, TOPIX Mid400, TOPIX 500, TOPIX 1000, TOPIX Small) are selected based on free-float adjusted market capitalization and liquidity from the companies completed its listed as of the base date for selection.
Written by: Goran Dolenc
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