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  1. The TOPIX and Nikkei are the two major stock indices in Japan. Together, with their sub indices they track large Japanese listed stocks. The Nikkei is price weighted, while the TOPIX is cap-weighted. The JASDAQ and JPX-Nikkei indices track unique data points and markets.

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  2. The Topix is a broad market-cap based index, while the Nikkei, described by CLSA’s strategist Nicholas Smith as “a Flintstones index from an abacus age”, is an average of just 225 share ...

  3. Oct 22, 2023 · Unlike the Topix Core 30 Index, the Nikkei 225 Index uses a price-weighted methodology without any sector diversification criteria. Therefore, the choice between these two indices depends on the investment objectives and preferences of the investor.

  4. Mar 7, 2024 · The Nikkei gained 28% and the TOPIX 25% last year. Two important structural changes are playing out in the Japanese stock market: The country is shifting to an inflationary economy after years of deflation, and corporate governance reforms are taking root, strategists Kazunori Tatebe and Bruce Kirk write in the team’s report.

  5. TOPIX is a free-float adjusted market capitalization-weighted index. TOPIX shows the measure of current market capitalization assuming that market capitalization as of the base date (January 4 ,1968) is 100 points. This is a measure of the overall trend in the stock market, and is used as a benchmark for investment in japan stocks.

  6. For example, Toyota Motor, the largest weighting in the TOPIX is about 3.4% of the index while it is only 1.2% of the Nikkei 225. Fast Retailing is the largest component of the Nikkei at 6.5% weighting yet is less than .4% of the TOPIX and not even among the top 100 members. Its influence in the Nikkei 225 is thus much greater than TOPIX.

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  8. Oct 16, 2020 · Tokyo Price Index - TOPIX: The Tokyo Price Index (TOPIX) is a metric for stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) . A capitalization-weighted index , TOPIX lists all firms that have been ...