Nikkei 225

Nikkei 225 (日経225) is a stock market index for Tokyo stock exchange.

The Nikkei average is the most watched index of asian stocks. It has been calculated daily by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper since 1971. It is a price-weighted average (the unit is Yen), and the components are reviewed once a year.

As of January 2003, the Nikkei 225 consists of the following companies:

• Advantest Corporation
• AEON CO., LTD.
• Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
• All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
• Asahi Breweries, Ltd.
• Asahi Glass Company, Limited
• Asahi Kasei Corporation
• The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd.
• Bridgestone Corporation
• Canon Inc.
• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
• The Chiba Bank, Ltd.
• Chiyoda Corporation
• Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated
• Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
• Clarion Co., Ltd.
• Credit Saison Co., Ltd.
• CSK Corporation
• Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
• Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
• Daikin Industries, Ltd.
• Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
• Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.
• Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
• Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• DENSO CORPORATION
• DOWA MINING CO., LTD.
• East Japan Railway Company
• Ebara Corporation
• Eisai Co., Ltd.
• Fanuc Ltd.
• Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
• Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.
• Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
• Fujikura Ltd.
• Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Company Limited
• Fujitsu Limited
• Furukawa Co., Ltd.
• The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
• Hazama Corporation
• Heiwa Real Estate Co., Ltd.
• Hino Motors, Ltd.
• Hitachi, Ltd.
• Hitachi Zosen Corporation
• Hokuetsu Paper Mills, Ltd.
• Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
• Isetan Co., Ltd.
• Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
• Isuzu Motors Limited
• ITOCHU Corporation
• Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd.
• Japan Airlines System Corporation
• The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
• Japan Tobacco Inc.
• JFE Holdings, Inc.
• Kajima Corporation
• Kanebo, Ltd.
• The Kansai Electric Power Company, Incorporated
• Kao Corporation
• Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
• Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
• KDDI Corporation
• Keio Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
• Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
• Kikkoman Corporation
• Kirin Brewery Company, Limited
• Kobe Steel, Ltd.
• Komatsu Ltd.
• Konica Corporation
• Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.
• Kubota Corporation
• Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd.
• Kuraray Co., Ltd.
• Kyocera Corporation
• Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.
• Marubeni Corporation
• Marui Co., Ltd.
• Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
• Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
• Mazda Motor Corporation
• Meidensha Corporation
• Meiji Dairies Corporation
• Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd.
• Mercian Corporation
• Millea Holdings
• MINEBEA CO., LTD.
• Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
• Mitsubishi Corporation
• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Mitsubishi Estate Company, Limited
• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
• Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation
• Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
• Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
• Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited
• Mitsubishi Rayon Company, Limited
• Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, Inc.
• Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
• Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
• Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
• Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
• Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
• Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.
• Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.
• Mitsukoshi, Ltd.
• Mizuho Asset Trust & Banking Co.
• Morinaga & Co., Ltd.
• Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.
• NEC Corporation
• NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
• Nichirei Corporation
• Nikko Cordial Corporation
• Nikon Corporation
• Nippon Express Co., Ltd.
• Nippon Flour Mills Co., Ltd.
• Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.
• Nippon Light Metal Company, Ltd.
• Nippon Mining Holdings, Inc.
• Nippon Oil Corporation
• Nippon Sharyo, Ltd.
• Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited
• Nippon Shinpan Co., Ltd.
• Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.
• Nippon Steel Corporation
• Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.
• Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
• Nippon Unipac Holding
• Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
• Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.
• Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Nisshin Oillio Group, Ltd.
• Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.
• Nisshinbo Industries, Inc.
• Nissho Iwai Corporation
• Nitto Boseki Co., Ltd.
• Nomura Holdings, Inc.
• NSK Ltd.
• NTN Corporation
• NTT DATA Corporation
• NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
• Obayashi Corporation
• Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
• Oji Paper Co., Ltd.
• Oki Electric Industry Company, Limited
• Okuma Corporation
• Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
• Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
• Pioneer Corporation
• Resona Holdings, Inc.
• Ricoh Company, Ltd.
• Sankyo Co., Ltd.
• SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
• Sapporo Breweries Limited
• Secom Co., Ltd.
• Sekisui House, Ltd.
• Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd.
• Sharp Corporation
• Shimizu Corporation
• Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
• Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
• Shiseido Company, Limited
• The Shizuoka Bank, Ltd.
• Showa Denko K.K.
• Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.
• Sompo Japan Insurance, Inc.
• Sony Corporation
• Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
• Sumitomo Corporation
• Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
• Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
• Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
• Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
• Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.
• Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.
• Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.
• The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Company, Limited
• Suzuki Motor Corporation
• Taiheiyo Cement Corporation
• Taisei Corporation
• Takara Holdings Inc.
• Takashimaya Company, Limited
• Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.
• TDK Corporation
• Teijin Limited
• Teikoku Oil Co., Ltd.
• Terumo Corporation
• TOA CORPORATION
• Toagosei Co., Ltd.
• Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.
• Toei Co., Ltd.
• Toho Zinc Co., Ltd.
• Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd.
• TOKYO DOME CORPORATION
• The Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated
• Tokyo Electron Limited
• Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
• Tokyu Corporation
• Tokyu Department Store Co., Ltd.
• TOMEN Corporation
• Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
• TOPY Industries, Limited
• Toray Industries, Inc.
• Toshiba Corporation
• Tosoh Corporation
• TOTO LTD.
• Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
• Toyobo Co., Ltd.
• Toyota Motor Corporation
• Trend Micro Incorporated
• Ube Industries, Ltd.
• UFJ Holdings, Inc.
• UNITIKA Ltd.
• West Japan Railway Company
• Yamaha Corporation
• Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
• Yamato Transport Co., Ltd.
• Yokogawa Electric Corporation
• The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
• Yuasa Corporation

See also: Topix