Nikkei 225

N225Japan

66,970.22▼-2.32%over 1 month

Japan's best-known index, price-weighted like the Dow, which gives high-priced shares outsized influence.

Price history

Last close 2026-08-10

Return by period

1M▼-2.32%

3M▲+7.29%

6M▲+16.17%

1Y▲+56.77%

5Y▲+139.37%

Risk

Trailing year

Annualised volatility28.6%

Largest drawdown-15.1%

Period high72,366.34

Period low41,938.89

Position in range

Trailing year

82%

of the way from the year’s low to its high.

41,938.8972,366.34

Reported context

Written by sonar-pro

Recent reports say the Nikkei 225 has been moving around the mid-65,000s, with one latest close at 65,683.26 after a 0.93% fall and another session ending at 66,970.22 after a 2.08% rise. Published market notes say the index has also been affected by weakness in technology shares, including chipmakers, and by concerns linked to the artificial intelligence trade. Other reports say gains have been led at times by names such as Yamaha Motor, Softbank, Recruit Holdings, Sumitomo Metal Mining and Olympus, while the broader market was described as reaching multi-week highs in one session.

Sources

Generated from the figures on this page and published reporting. It describes what has been reported and is not advice, a recommendation, or a forecast. Written 11 Aug, 15:01 UTC.

Reported context

What these figures mean

Written by gpt-5.4-mini

The Nikkei 225 rose 56.8% over the trailing year, but that came with annualised volatility of 28.6%, which means its price has typically moved around a lot rather than in a straight line. The largest peak-to-trough fall was -15.1%, so at one point it dropped 15.1% from a previous high before recovering. With a period low of 41,938.89 and a period high of 72,366.34, the current price being 82% of the way from the low to the high means it is much nearer the high than the low.

A plain-English restatement of the calculated figures shown above, with no external information used. Written 11 Aug, 14:43 UTC.

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Figures are calculated from closing prices and exclude dividends, coupons and the cost of rolling futures contracts. Volatility is annualised using 252 trading days. Past movement describes what happened and implies nothing about what happens next.