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Nikkei 225

Nikkei 225 (日経225) is a stock market index for Tokyo stock exchange.

The Nikkei average is the most watched index of asian stocks. It has been calculated daily by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper since 1971. It is a price-weighted average (the unit is Yen), and the components are reviewed once a year.

As of January 2003, the Nikkei 225 consists of the following companies:

Advantest Corporation
AEON CO., LTD.
Ajinomoto[?] Co., Inc.
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Asahi Breweries, Ltd.
Asahi Glass Company, Limited
Asahi Kasei[?] Corporation
The Bank of Yokohama[?], Ltd.
Bridgestone Corporation
Canon Inc.
CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
The Chiba Bank[?], Ltd.
Chiyoda Corporation
Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated
Citizen Watch[?] Co., Ltd.
Clarion Co., Ltd.
Credit Saison Co., Ltd.
CSK Corporation
Dai Nippon Printing[?] Co., Ltd.
Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Daikin Industries, Ltd.
Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
DENSO CORPORATION
DOWA MINING CO., LTD.
East Japan Railway Company
Ebara Corporation
Eisai Co., Ltd.
Fanuc Ltd.
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
Fujikura Ltd.
Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Company Limited
Fujitsu Limited
Furukawa[?] Co., Ltd.
The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
Hazama[?] Corporation
Heiwa Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Hino Motors, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi Zosen Corporation
Hokuetsu Paper Mills, Ltd.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Isetan Co., Ltd.
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
Isuzu Motors Limited
ITOCHU Corporation
Ito-Yokado[?] Co., Ltd.
Japan Airlines System[?] Corporation
The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
Japan Tobacco[?] Inc.
JFE Holdings, Inc.
Kajima Corporation
Kanebo, Ltd.
The Kansai Electric Power Company, Incorporated
Kao Corporation
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
KDDI Corporation
Keio Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Kikkoman[?] Corporation
Kirin Brewery Company, Limited
Kobe Steel, Ltd.
Komatsu Ltd.
Konica Corporation
Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.
Kubota[?] Corporation
Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd.
Kuraray Co., Ltd.
Kyocera Corporation
Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Marubeni Corporation
Marui Co., Ltd.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
Mazda Motor Corporation
Meidensha Corporation
Meiji Dairies Corporation
Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd.
Mercian Corporation
Millea Holdings
MINEBEA CO., LTD.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
Mitsubishi Corporation
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Mitsubishi Estate Company, Limited
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited
Mitsubishi Rayon Company, Limited
Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, Inc.
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.
Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.
Mitsukoshi, Ltd.
Mizuho Asset Trust & Banking Co.
Morinaga & Co., Ltd.
Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.
NEC[?] Corporation
NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
Nichirei Corporation
Nikko[?] Cordial Corporation
Nikon Corporation
Nippon Express[?] Co., Ltd.
Nippon Flour Mills Co., Ltd.
Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.
Nippon Light Metal Company, Ltd.
Nippon Mining Holdings, Inc.
Nippon Oil Corporation
Nippon Sharyo, Ltd.
Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited
Nippon Shinpan Co., Ltd.
Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.
Nippon Steel Corporation
Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
Nippon Unipac Holding
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Nisshin Oillio Group, Ltd.
Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.
Nisshinbo Industries, Inc.
Nissho Iwai Corporation
Nitto Boseki Co., Ltd.
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
NSK Ltd.
NTN Corporation
NTT DATA Corporation
NTT DoCoMo[?], Inc.
Obayashi Corporation
Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Oji Paper Co., Ltd.
Oki Electric Industry Company, Limited
Okuma Corporation
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
Pioneer Corporation
Resona Holdings, Inc.
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Sankyo Co., Ltd.
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
Sapporo Breweries Limited
Secom Co., Ltd.
Sekisui House, Ltd.
Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd.
Sharp Corporation
Shimizu Corporation
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
Shiseido Company, Limited
The Shizuoka Bank[?], Ltd.
Showa Denko K.K.
Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.
Sompo Japan Insurance, Inc.
Sony Corporation
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
Sumitomo Corporation
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.
Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.
The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Company, Limited
Suzuki Motor Corporation
Taiheiyo Cement Corporation
Taisei Corporation
Takara Holdings Inc.
Takashimaya Company, Limited
Takeda[?] Chemical Industries, Ltd.
TDK Corporation
Teijin[?] Limited
Teikoku Oil Co., Ltd.
Terumo Corporation
TOA CORPORATION
Toagosei Co., Ltd.
Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.
Toei Co., Ltd.
Toho Zinc Co., Ltd.
Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd.
TOKYO DOME CORPORATION
The Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated
Tokyo Electron Limited
Tokyo Gas[?] Co., Ltd.
Tokyu Corporation
Tokyu Department Store Co., Ltd.
TOMEN Corporation
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
TOPY Industries, Limited
Toray Industries, Inc.
Toshiba Corporation
Tosoh Corporation
TOTO[?] LTD.
Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.
Toyobo Co., Ltd.
Toyota Motor Corporation
Trend Micro Incorporated
Ube Industries, Ltd.
UFJ Holdings, Inc.
UNITIKA Ltd.
West Japan Railway Company
Yamaha Corporation
Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Yamato Transport Co., Ltd.
Yokogawa Electric Corporation
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
Yuasa Corporation