tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116599262011-12-14T18:48:55.585-08:00The Nikkei average is the most watched index of Asian stocks. It has been calculated daily by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) newspaper since 1971. It is a price-weighted average (the unit is Yen), and the components are reviewed once a year.ProBloggernoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11659926.post-76891203389265524562009-04-18T07:55:00.000-07:002009-04-18T07:56:05.245-07:00

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 Nikkei 225 is designed to reflect the overall market, so there is no specific weighting of industries.

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