Nikkei 225 in 2005

The Nikkei 225 rose 40.2% in 2005, from 11,489 at the end of 2004 to 16,111. Its highest close was 16,344 on Dec 29, and its lowest 10,825 on May 17. The biggest one-day fall was −3.8% on Apr 18 and the biggest rise +2.5% on Oct 11.

Change in 2005

+40.2%

11,489 → 16,111

High

16,344

Dec 29

Low

10,825

May 17

Up days

134 of 245

longest run 8 up, 7 down

Below record

-58.6%

at the end of 2005

Nikkei 225, daily closes 2005

Numbers mark the events below

Key Events in 2005

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

1
Monday, April 18 From the data

Biggest one-day fall of the year: −3.8%.
2
Tuesday, October 11 From the data

Biggest one-day rise of the year: +2.5%.
3
Friday, November 18 From the data

Back above its pre-bear-market peak of 14,529 (May 7, 2001).

Biggest days of 2005

Best days		Worst days
Oct 11	+2.5%	Apr 18	−3.8%
May 19	+2.2%	Oct 6	−2.4%
Dec 12	+2.2%	Dec 14	−2.0%
Dec 21	+2.0%	Dec 8	−1.9%
Oct 31	+1.9%	Oct 19	−1.7%

Volatility: 13.6% (annualised standard deviation of daily changes).

Month by month

Month	Close	Change	High	Low
Jan	11,388	−0.9%	11,540	11,238
Feb	11,741	+3.1%	11,741	11,360
Mar	11,669	−0.6%	11,967	11,566
Apr	11,009	−5.7%	11,875	10,938
May	11,277	+2.4%	11,277	10,825
Jun	11,584	+2.7%	11,584	11,161
Jul	11,900	+2.7%	11,900	11,566
Aug	12,414	+4.3%	12,502	11,766
Sep	13,574	+9.4%	13,617	12,507
Oct	13,607	+0.2%	13,739	13,106
Nov	14,872	+9.3%	14,987	13,868
Dec	16,111	+8.3%	16,344	15,131

Other Markets in 2005

Change over the calendar year.

Market	Change	Year-end
Nikkei 225	+40.2%	16,111
Dow Jones Industrial Average in 2005	−0.6%	10,717.50
S&P 500 in 2005	+3.0%	1,248.29
Nasdaq Composite in 2005	+1.4%	2,205.32
Russell 2000 in 2005	+3.3%	673.22
Gold in 2005	+17.8%	$513.00
Silver in 2005	+29.5%	$8.83
WTI crude oil in 2005	+40.8%	$61.06
Brent crude oil in 2005	+44.5%	$58.34
US 10-year Treasury yield in 2005	+0.15 pp	4.39%

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Nikkei 225 in 2005: FAQ

How much did the Nikkei 225 rise in 2005?

What were the highest and lowest closes of the Nikkei 225 in 2005?

Highest: 16,344 on December 29, 2005. Lowest: 10,825 on May 17, 2005. It closed higher on 134 of 245 trading days.

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.