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’.