Nikkei 225 in 2000

The Nikkei 225 fell 27.2% in 2000, from 18,934 at the end of 1999 to 13,786. Its highest close was 20,833 on Apr 12, and its lowest 13,423 on Dec 21. The biggest one-day fall was −7.0% on Apr 17 and the biggest rise +3.8% on Dec 25.

Change in 2000

−27.2%

18,934 → 13,786

High

20,833

Apr 12

Low

13,423

Dec 21

Up days

108 of 248

longest run 4 up, 8 down

Below record

-64.6%

at the end of 2000

Nikkei 225, daily closes 2000

Numbers mark the events below

Key Events in 2000

What happened, and how the Nikkei 225 moved — on the day (or the next trading day) and about a month later.

1
Monday, April 17 From the data

Biggest one-day fall of the year: −7.0%.
2
Monday, May 22 From the data

Enters a bear market: 20% below its peak of 20,833 (April 12, 2000).
3
Friday, August 11

Bank of Japan ends its zero interest rate policy, setting the call rate target at 0.25%. Source

Nikkei 225: +0.9% that day · +3.3% a month later
4
Monday, December 25 From the data

Biggest one-day rise of the year: +3.8%.

Biggest days of 2000

Best days		Worst days
Dec 25	+3.8%	Apr 17	−7.0%
Jan 11	+3.6%	May 11	−4.6%
Nov 6	+3.6%	Apr 21	−3.7%
Nov 27	+2.8%	Dec 21	−3.5%
May 12	+2.8%	Oct 18	−3.0%

Volatility: 22.6% (annualised standard deviation of daily changes).

Month by month

Month	Close	Change	High	Low
Jan	19,540	+3.2%	19,540	18,168
Feb	19,960	+2.1%	20,008	19,368
Mar	20,337	+1.9%	20,707	19,079
Apr	17,974	−11.6%	20,833	17,974
May	16,332	−9.1%	18,439	16,008
Jun	17,411	+6.6%	17,476	16,318
Jul	15,727	−9.7%	17,615	15,727
Aug	16,861	+7.2%	17,181	15,667
Sep	15,747	−6.6%	16,740	15,627
Oct	14,540	−7.7%	16,149	14,465
Nov	14,649	+0.7%	15,400	14,301
Dec	13,786	−5.9%	15,169	13,423

Other Markets in 2000

Change over the calendar year.

Market	Change	Year-end
Nikkei 225	−27.2%	13,786
Dow Jones Industrial Average in 2000	−6.2%	10,786.85
S&P 500 in 2000	−10.1%	1,320.28
Nasdaq Composite in 2000	−39.3%	2,470.52
Russell 2000 in 2000	−4.2%	483.53
Gold in 2000	−5.4%	$274.45
Silver in 2000	−14.1%	$4.58
WTI crude oil in 2000	+3.7%	$26.72
Brent crude oil in 2000	−9.4%	$22.58
US 10-year Treasury yield in 2000	−1.33 pp	5.12%

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Nikkei 225 in 2000: FAQ

How much did the Nikkei 225 fall in 2000?

What were the highest and lowest closes of the Nikkei 225 in 2000?

Highest: 20,833 on April 12, 2000. Lowest: 13,423 on December 21, 2000. It closed higher on 108 of 248 trading days.

What happened to the Nikkei 225 on August 11, 2000?

Bank of Japan ends its zero interest rate policy, setting the call rate target at 0.25%. The Nikkei 225 rose 0.9% that day, and was +3.3% a month later.

Data: Daily closes since Jan 1984 (Tokyo). Price index: dividends are not included. Inflation: US CPI-U. Events marked "From the data" are found automatically from the closing prices; the others are researched, with the source linked. Not investment advice.