Japanese Stock Market

What is the name of the Japanese stock market?

When talking about the Japanese Stock Market, people usually mean the Tokyo Stock Exchange or TSE where most of the stock trading in Japan is done. There are other smaller stock exchanges in Japan. Since other exchanges are much smaller compared to the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the Japanese stock market is often called the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Where is the Japanese stock market / Tokyo Stock Exchange?

The Japanese Stock Market is located in Tokyo in the financial district, Kabutocho.

What is the Japanese stock market index called?

The Japanese stock market index is called the Nikkei Stock Average. In the past, the Japanese stock market index or the Nikkei Stock Average has been referred to as the Nikkei Dow.

About the Japanese stock market

In the late 1940s, the Japanese stock market started booming. The Japanese stock market boom lasted for about 40 years before it started to decline.

What are the hours of the Japanese Stock Market?

The Japanese Stock Market or the Tokyo Stock Exchange operates Monday through Friday from 9am to 11am and then again from 1pm to 3pm. The morning session of the Japan Stock Market is called the Zenba and the afternoon session of the Japan Stock Market is called the Goba.

How are companies listed on the Japanese Stock Exchange categorized?

The companies listed on the TSE or Tokyo Stock Exchange are categorized based on their business segments such as:

• fishing
• mining
• paper
• chemicals
• rubber
• textiles

What are other Japanese stock exchanges?

Other small stock exchanges in Japan are:

• Osaka Securities Exchange,
• the Japanese Over-the-Counter market (OTC)
• small regional Japanese stock exchanges