the Nikkei index
noun/ðə ˈnɪkeɪ ɪndeks/
/ðə ˈniːkeɪ ɪndeks/
(also the Nikkei average)
[singular]- a figure that shows the relative price of shares on the Tokyo Stock ExchangeWord Origin1970s: Nikkei, abbreviation of Ni(hon) Kei(zai Shimbun) ‘Japanese Economic Journal’.
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