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Nikkei index

 
 
noun (also the Nikkei) STOCK MARKET

Definition

a list that gives the price of shares in the most important Japanese companies: In Tokyo, the Nikkei index rose by 1.1%.
(Definition of Nikkei index noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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