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 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’.