Japan 225 — Nikkei 225 Live Price
Japan 225 Live Price Chart
1D and 5D plot 5- and 30-minute intraday candles; 1M–6M plot daily candles. Prices are indicative and may be delayed.
Period returns — 1D is the latest session move (the last completed session when the market is closed); 1W–1Y are computed from real daily closing history. Each window is shown only when its data is available.
Key Statistics
Technical Summary
4 of 5 signals read sell.
Computed from real daily price history (RSI 14, SMA 20/50/200, MACD 12/26/9) · as of Sep 11, 10:33 UTC. Not investment advice.
About Japan 225
The Nikkei 225 is Japan's most famous stock index, calculated by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) newspaper since 1950 and covering 225 leading companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Like the Dow it is price-weighted, so a handful of high-priced shares — often technology and retail names — exert influence well beyond their economic size.
The index carries a strong inverse sensitivity to the yen: a weaker yen boosts the repatriated earnings of Japan's exporters and tends to lift the Nikkei, so Bank of Japan policy and USD/JPY moves are central to its direction. Its bubble-era peak of December 1989 stood as the all-time high for more than three decades until it was finally surpassed in 2024 — one of the longest round trips in major-market history.
Japan 225 last traded at 64,011.34, a move of -1,259.61 (-1.93%) versus the previous close of 65,270.95, after ranging between 63,208.63 and 64,312.02 over that session. We could not confirm that this market is open right now, so treat the quote as delayed. FXMARE's technical engine currently reads the setup as Strong Sell.
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Japan 225 — frequently asked questions
Where can I follow the Nikkei 225 live?
This page shows the live Japan 225 level with an intraday chart and the day's range. The cash index is calculated during Tokyo Stock Exchange hours, which include a midday break, while futures on the Nikkei 225 trade far longer hours across the Asian, European and US time zones - so Nikkei levels are quoted while Tokyo itself is closed.
Why does the Nikkei 225 move with the yen?
Many of its largest members are exporters that earn a substantial share of revenue abroad. A weaker yen raises the value of those foreign earnings once converted home and makes Japanese goods more competitive, so the index often rises as the yen falls and struggles when the yen strengthens. Bank of Japan policy is therefore a first-order driver.
How is the Nikkei 225 different from the TOPIX?
The Nikkei 225 is price-weighted across 225 companies selected by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, so high-priced shares dominate its moves regardless of company size. TOPIX is capitalisation-weighted and covers a far broader set of Tokyo-listed companies, which makes it the more representative gauge of the market as a whole, even though the Nikkei is the headline number most quoted.
Japan 225 News & Analysis
See allAugust's corporate goods price index reinforces what markets had already priced in, that the Bank of Japan is close to certain to raise rates to 1.25% at next week's meeting, so the immediate surprise value for JPY…
ADDED: Follow up post with more here Japan wholesale inflation stays hot in August, cements case for BOJ hike This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.
US Treasury chief Scott Bessent dared traders to bet against the yen, claiming inside knowledge of Bank of Japan policy ahead of its September 17-18 rate decision.
Finance ministry data showed that Japan's official foreign reserves stand at $1.207 trillion, down from July's figure of $1.287 trillion.