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 stock index slumped after Ueda said Monday that the BOJ would continue to raise the policy rate and degree of monetary accommodation if the outlook for economic activity and prices is realized.

From The Wall Street Journal

—In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index dropped 1.9% as growing expectations for a rate increase by the Bank of Japan also earlier lifted the domestic yield curve across the board.

From The Wall Street Journal

Japan’s Nikkei lost 1.9% and 10-year JGB yields hit multidecade highs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Global markets were little changed Friday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 flat, Japan’s Nikkei 225 edging up 0.2% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index nudging down 0.3%.

From The Wall Street Journal

—In Asia, indexes were mixed at the close, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gaining 0.2% and the Chinese benchmark Shanghai Composite was up 0.3%, while the Hong Kong Hang Seng fell 0.3%.

From The Wall Street Journal