the Nikkei index

noun
🔊/ðə ˈnɪkeɪ ɪndeks/
🔊/ðə ˈniːkeɪ ɪndeks/
(also the Nikkei average)
[singular]
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  1. a figure that shows the relative price of shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange日经(平均)指数(日本东京证券交易所股票交易指数)
    Word Origin1970s: Nikkei, abbreviation of Ni(hon) Kei(zai Shimbun) ‘Japanese Economic Journal’.