a number that shows how well or badly shares have performed on the Tokyo stock exchange on a particular day. The number is based on the share prices of about 200 important companies. Dow Jones Average FT 100 Share Index, the Hang Seng Index, the
nikkei index
Silbentrennung
nikkei in·dex
Türkische aussprache
nîkey îndeks
Aussprache
/nəˈkā ˈəndeks/ /nɪˈkeɪ ˈɪndɛks/
Etymologie
() Japanese, an abbreviation of Nihon Keizai Shimbun.