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Biggest moves on record

Every trading day we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+5.6%7 May 2026High
  2. 2+5.4%8 Apr 2026High
  3. 3+5.2%1 Apr 2026High
  4. 4−5.2%9 Mar 2026Max
  5. 5+5.0%15 Jun 2026Very High

Every day, by size of move

241 trading days, 2025–2026. One square is one day.

  • Max52.1%
  • Very High41.7%
  • High83.3%
  • Moderate104.1%
  • Low7832.4%
  • Very Low13656.4%

Coming up

Dates that often move Japan Nikkei 225, over the next 30 days. Days are in UTC, the world's standard clock.

  • Fri 30 Octin 10 days Japan interest rate decisionThe Bank of Japan decides on rates for the yen.

Compared with its neighbours

On a normal day, JPN225 moves about 1.0% up or down. That is livelier than 9 in 10 indexes we follow.

Region · Asia-Pacific

HK50Hong Kong Hang Seng IndexCHINAHHang Seng China Enterprises IndexSHCOMPChina Shanghai CompositeKOSPISouth Korea KOSPI CompositeTWNMSCI Taiwan IndexIN50India Nifty 50AUS200Australia S&P/ASX 200

Region · Japan

TAKTakeda PharmaceuticalEWJiShares MSCI Japan ETF

In the news

Recent headlines about Japan Nikkei 225, from the outlets that wrote them.

  1. 01www.marketscreener.com14 hours agoJapan's Nikkei falls as higher yields, inflation fears weigh
  2. 02Reuters14 hours agoAsian shares tumble, oil rises as markets await AI sector results
  3. 03The Business Times15 hours agoSouth Korea, Japan shares fall as Asian stocks decline in break from US chip rally
  4. 04NDTV Profit15 hours agoAsian Markets Today: Nikkei, Kospi Fall Up To 3% As Tech Stocks Lead Selloff; SK Hynix, SoftBank Shares Dip
  5. 0524/7 Wall St.16 hours agoNikkei 225 Slips at the Open as Yen Strength Hits Exporters
  6. 06TradingKey16 hours agoJapan and South Korea Stocks Open Lower; Kospi Falls Over 2%, SK Hynix Drops More Than 4%, SoftBank Down Over 3%