TOPIX Index

TOPIX Index

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Brief About Indices(History)

The Tokyo Price Index, known as TOPIX, is a Japanese stock market index calculated and published by the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE).TOPIX tracks domestic companies in the exchange’s first section, which represents Japan’s largest firms by market capitalization. Another Japanese stock index is the Nikkei, which is a price-weighted index comprised of the top 225 blue chip companies traded on the TSE.

Top Listed Companies

  • Toyota Motor Company
  •  Mitsubishi
  • Softbank Group
  •  Nippon Telephone and Telegraph
  • Sony Corporation

Formula

The TOPIX Index is calculated as a weighted price average 

Timing

The Tokyo Stock Exchange is open Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 11:30am and 12:30pm to 3:00pm Japan Standard Time (GMT+09:00).