Nikkei

American  

[nee-key] / ˈni keɪ /

noun

1. an index showing the average closing prices of 225 stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

2. an American of Japanese descent.

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Etymology

Origin of Nikkei

Borrowed into English from Japanese around 1980–85

Example Sentences

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index climbed 5.2%, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 2.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal

Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained almost 4% in early trading, while the Kospi in South Korea rose by more than 6%.

From BBC

The Korean Kospi 200 fell 4.6%, while Japan’s Nikkei was 1.6% lower.

From The Wall Street Journal

Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average fell 4.7%, South Korea’s Kospi dropped 4.1%, and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 benchmark index lost 1.3%.

From The Wall Street Journal

Stock markets in Asia opened lower, with Japan's Nikkei 225 down by more than 4.5% and the Kospi in South Korea 3.5% lower.

From BBC