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About NIKKEI
Nikkei 225 is a Tokyo Stock Exchange index. The Nikkei 225 index is a price-weighted average index, with its components reviewed once a year. Its calculation began on September 7, 1950. The Nikkei 225 index is the most widely traded average of Japanese stocks. The Nikkei 225 index futures debuted at the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in 1986, the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE) in 1988, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) in 1990.
The Nikkei 225 is widely regarded as the leading index of Japanese stocks. More than 70 years have passed from the start of its computation, which depicts the history of the Japanese economy following WWII. Because of the index's prominence, several financial products related to the Nikkei 225 futures have been developed and traded around the world, and the index has been widely utilized as an indicator of Japanese stock market movements. The Nikkei 225 index is a price-weighted equity index made up of 225 equities traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Prime Market.
Rules to Include Stocks in Nikkei 225 Index
Below is the criteria through which companies can be included in the Nikkei 225 Index:
- The selection should be made based on two variables, "liquidity" and "sector balance" (Nikkei presents six sector categories collected from the 36 Nikkei industrial classifications).
- When a component is delisted due to bankruptcy, reorganization of its firm group, or other reasons, the stock is removed from the index and a new component is added using the Extraordinary Replacement procedure.
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