Oct 19, 2026
JPN225 week ahead: after an 8% slide, levels to watch 2026-10-19
JPN225 shed 5530 points last week and closed Friday at 63471, the low of the week, with no tier-one data in the bundle to reset the tone.
Nikkei 225 (JPN225) market analysis
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Aug 14, 2026
JPN225 weekly recap: index climbs to 69,196 close, week of 2026-08-10
JPN225 opened at 66,159 and closed the week near 68,849, a gain of roughly 4.1 percent driven by five sessions of buying pressure.
Aug 12, 2026
JPN225 midweek: index up near 1,336 points, week of 2026-08-10
JPN225 sits at 67,495 midweek, up from a 66,159 Monday open, with the week's high at 67,546 and longs holding a slight edge.
Aug 10, 2026
JPN225 week ahead: what to watch after a strong run, 2026-08-10
JPN225 closed last week at 66269 after a firm five-session climb, and this week opens with a bullish positioning skew and no scheduled high-impact catalysts.
Aug 7, 2026
JPN225 weekly recap: Nikkei climbs to 65,471 close, 2026-08-03
JPN225 opened the week at 63,714 and closed at 65,471, a net gain of roughly 2.8 percent driven by a strong midweek push.
Aug 5, 2026
JPN225 midweek: index up 2,517 points, where we are 2026-08-03
JPN225 trades at 66,231 midweek, up more than 2,500 points from Monday's open, with longs holding a slim majority ahead of Thursday and Friday.
Aug 3, 2026
JPN225 week ahead: what to watch from Monday 2026-08-03
JPN225 closed last week near 62,972 after a volatile stretch. Here are the levels and positioning skew shaping the new trading week.
Jul 31, 2026
JPN225 weekly recap: index whipsaws to 64,360 close, 2026-07-27
JPN225 opened at 65,340, dropped near 60,430, then clawed back to close at 64,360 for a net weekly loss of roughly 1.5 percent.
Jul 29, 2026
JPN225 midweek: index sliding through 61,228, week of 2026-07-27
JPN225 has dropped from Monday's 65,340 open to 61,228 by Wednesday's close, with sentiment leaning slightly long into the back half of the week.
Jul 27, 2026
JPN225 week ahead: what to watch after a volatile 2026-07-27
JPN225 gave back its midweek surge to close last week near the lows, and positioning sits mildly long as the new week opens with a light calendar.
Jul 24, 2026
JPN225 weekly recap: spike to 67,593 fades to 64,458, 2026-07-20
JPN225 opened near 64,982, printed a high of 67,593, then closed the week at 64,458 for a net decline of roughly 0.8 percent.
Jul 22, 2026
JPN225 midweek: index holds gains near 66,139 as of 2026-07-20
JPN225 sits at 66,139 midweek, up from Monday's open near 64,982 after a sharp Tuesday rally, with the back half of the week light on scheduled catalysts.
Jul 20, 2026
JPN225 week ahead: what to watch after a sharp drop, 2026-07-20
JPN225 shed roughly 5.1% last week and closed near 65008. Here is what matters this week and the levels framing the open.
Jul 17, 2026
JPN225 weekly recap: index sells off to 63,943, week of 2026-07-13
JPN225 opened at 68,532 and closed at 63,943, a drop of roughly 6.7% across the week as sellers took control from Thursday onward.
Jul 15, 2026
JPN225 midweek: index reclaims 68,600 as of 2026-07-13 week
JPN225 sits at 68,644 midweek, up from Monday's open after a sharp reversal off the week's low. Here is what to watch into Thursday and Friday.
Jun 10, 2026
JPN225 midweek check: battling 64,000 after volatile start, 2026-06-08
Japan's index trades at 64,307 Wednesday, up 501 points from Monday's open as buyers defend the 64,000 zone.
Jun 8, 2026
JPN225 week ahead: US CPI, ECB decision, 2026-06-08
After a sharp Friday drop to 63,805, JPN225 faces US inflation data on Wednesday and the ECB rate decision Thursday.
Jun 3, 2026
JPN225 midweek: up 3.7% as index tests 69,000, 2026-06-01
Japan's benchmark trades at 68,751 after gaining 2,451 points from Monday's open, with positioning now slightly long-biased at 52.1%.
Jun 1, 2026
JPN225 week ahead: Quiet calendar tests momentum, 2026-06-01
With no major events scheduled, JPN225 traders face a technical week after Friday's 66,216 close.
May 27, 2026
JPN225 midweek: back at 65,161 after Tuesday's 66,473 high, 2026-05-25
Japan's index has shed over 1,000 points from yesterday's peak with Tokyo CPI and US GDP data still ahead.
May 25, 2026
JPN225 week ahead: Australian CPI, US GDP data, 2026-05-25
JPN225 rallied 3.2% last week to 63298. Watch Australian inflation Tuesday and US GDP Thursday as volatility catalysts.