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- TOPIX indices are calculated by the Tokyo Stock Exchange while the Nikkei is calculated by Nihon-Keizai Shimbun, a popularly read newspaper in Japan distributed by Nikkei Digital Media. TOPIX indices are free-float adjusted with a market capitalization weight while the Nikkei is an average-price weight where higher-priced stocks impact the index.
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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.
- Bryan Shealy
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...
Apr 28, 2022 · TOPIX vs. Nikkei . The Tokyo Price Index—frequently referred to as TOPIX—is another widely followed index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. While the Nikkei is an index of 225 selected stocks from...
Oct 16, 2020 · Compared to the Nikkei, or Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average, the TOPIX is considered a more appropriate representation of all the Japanese stock markets because it reflects a fairer...
- Will Kenton
May 26, 2022 · The TOPIX is a much more accurate index of the Japanese overall economy than the Nikkei 225. This is because it reflects a fairer depiction of price changes and includes the largest companies trading on the TSE. In fact, the TOPIX was created in 1985 as a way to follow the performance of the Japanese economy more accurately than the Nikkei 225.
The Nikkei 225 and the TOPIX are the two most important stock market indexes in Japan. We discuss their differences and similarities. Furthermore, we address the question of which one makes more sense if we are looking for an ETF to invest in. Content. Introduction; Nikkei 225; TOPIX; Other Japanese Stock Market Indexes; Introduction
TOPIX. Tokyo Stock Price Index (東証株価指数, Tōshō Kabuka shisū), commonly known as TOPIX, along with the Nikkei 225, is an important stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Japan, which tracks the entire market of domestic companies and covers most stocks in the Prime Market and some stocks in the Standard Market.
