NIKKEI INDEX


Meaning of NIKKEI INDEX in English

[ 'nɪkeɪ ]

(also Nikkei average )

■ noun a figure indicating the relative price of representative shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Origin

1970s: Nikkei , abbrev. of Ni(hon) Kei(zai Shimbun) 'Japanese Economic Journal'.

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