What is the all time high of N225?

Nikkei 225 (N225) closed at its highest ever adjusted price, ¥72,366, on Jun 25, 2026. Its lowest close was ¥1,930 on May 27, 1970.

How much has N225 returned over the last 10 years?

+300.1% in price terms from the close ten years before Sep 28, 2026, which is +14.9% a year compounded. Over one year the return is +45.2%; over five years +118.3%.

What was the worst drawdown in N225 history?

-81.9% from the Dec 29, 1989 peak to the Mar 10, 2009 trough on adjusted closes; the previous peak was regained on Feb 22, 2024.

How far back does N225 historical data go?

The daily series starts on Jan 5, 1970 and runs to Sep 28, 2026: 13,949 trading sessions across 56.7 years. Minute bars start on Sep 14, 2026 and are captured forward, never backfilled.

Are N225 historical prices adjusted for splits and dividends?

Yes. The page uses the fully adjusted series, in which every past price is scaled for later splits and cash dividends so returns are comparable across the whole history. The API also serves raw prices, split adjusted only and dividend adjusted only.

How do I get N225 historical data?

Register for a free key and call the bars endpoint: it returns date, open, high, low, close and volume as JSON, one year back on the free plan and the full series from Jan 5, 1970 on Quant and above. Minute history comes with the paid plans.

What were the best and worst years for N225?

Among complete calendar years, 1972 was the best at +91.9% and 2008 the worst at -42.1%, measured close to close.

JPX · N225 · index

Nikkei 225 (N225) index history

Every JPX trading session of Nikkei 225 from Jan 5, 1970 to Sep 28, 2026: 13,949 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Sep 14, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.

Get N225 data, free key Year by year table

N225 adjusted close, 1970 to 2026

N225Nikkei 225

¥65,878+45.2% over one year

¥72,366
All time high, 2026: ¥72,832
52 week high, ¥44,358 low: 13,949
Daily sessions since 1970

Last updated Sep 28, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 1970 to 2026 series and minute bars.

N225 key facts

Nikkei 225 (N225) closed at ¥65,878 on Sep 28, 2026 on JPX.
N225's all time high close is ¥72,366, set on Jun 25, 2026; its all time low close is ¥1,930 on May 27, 1970.
N225's 52 week range is ¥44,358 to ¥72,832.
N225 returned +45.2% over the year to Sep 28, 2026 and +118.3% over five years.
Over ten years N225 returned +300%, +14.9% a year compounded.
N225's deepest drawdown was -81.9% from Dec 29, 1989 to Mar 10, 2009.
DataCedar holds 13,949 daily sessions of N225 history from Jan 5, 1970 and minute bars from Sep 14, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.

N225 price chart, 1970 to 2026

Adjusted daily close, log scale. 260 sampled points across the full history; the API serves every session.

N225 returns

Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Sep 28, 2026, on adjusted closes.

Period	Return
1 month	-0.8%
3 months	-5.0%
6 months	+23.4%
Year to date	+30.9%
1 year	+45.2%
3 years	+106.7%
5 years	+118.3%
10 years	+300.1%
Since Jan 5, 1970	+2,642%
Compound annual growth, 56.7 years	+6.0%

N225 records

Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.

All time high close: ¥72,366 on Jun 25, 2026
All time low close: ¥1,930 on May 27, 1970
52 week high: ¥72,832 on Jun 22, 2026
52 week low: ¥44,358 on Oct 1, 2025
Deepest drawdown: -81.9% from Dec 29, 1989 to Mar 10, 2009, recovered Feb 22, 2024
Best single session: +14.2% on Oct 14, 2008
Worst single session: -14.9% on Oct 20, 1987
Volatility, 1 year annualised: 28.5%
Sessions closing higher, 1 year: 54%
Growth of 1 since 1970: 27.4×
Best calendar year: 1972, +92%
Worst calendar year: 2008, -42%

N225 price history by year

Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 1970 starts on Jan 5, 1970; 2026 runs to Sep 28, 2026.

Year	Open	High	Low	Close	Return	Volume	Sessions
2026	¥51,010	¥72,832	¥50,559	¥65,878	+30.9%	28.9B	178
2025	¥39,945	¥52,637	¥30,793	¥50,339	+26.2%	31.6B	243
2024	¥33,193	¥42,427	¥31,156	¥39,895	+19.2%	30.2B	245
2023	¥25,835	¥33,853	¥25,662	¥33,464	+28.2%	22B	246
2022	¥29,098	¥29,388	¥24,682	¥26,095	-9.4%	17.8B	244
2021	¥27,576	¥30,796	¥26,955	¥28,792	+4.9%	16.8B	245
2020	¥23,320	¥27,603	¥16,358	¥27,444	+16.0%	19B	242
2019	¥19,655	¥24,091	¥19,241	¥23,657	+18.2%	15.6B	241
2018	¥23,074	¥24,448	¥18,949	¥20,015	-12.1%	19.1B	246
2017	¥19,299	¥23,382	¥18,225	¥22,765	+19.1%	25.3B	247
2016	¥18,819	¥19,593	¥14,864	¥19,114	+0.4%	36.1B	245
2015	¥17,326	¥20,953	¥16,593	¥19,034	+9.1%	37.1B	244
2014	¥16,148	¥18,031	¥13,885	¥17,451	+7.1%	34.8B	244
2013	¥10,605	¥16,320	¥10,399	¥16,291	+56.7%	51.7B	245
2012	¥8,550	¥10,434	¥8,239	¥10,395	+22.9%	33.1B	248
2011	¥10,352	¥10,892	¥8,136	¥8,455	-17.3%	34.3B	245
2010	¥10,609	¥11,408	¥8,796	¥10,229	-3.0%	33.6B	243
2009	¥8,991	¥10,767	¥7,021	¥10,546	+19.0%	37.5B	242
2008	¥15,156	¥15,157	¥6,995	¥8,860	-42.1%	34.7B	245
2007	¥17,323	¥18,300	¥14,670	¥15,308	-11.1%	33.4B	245
2006	¥16,295	¥17,563	¥14,046	¥17,226	+6.9%	28B	248
2005	¥11,458	¥16,446	¥10,771	¥16,111	+40.2%	27.1B	245
2004	¥10,788	¥12,196	¥10,299	¥11,489	+7.6%	19.9B	246
2003	¥8,670	¥11,239	¥7,604	¥10,677	+24.5%	17.1B	245
2002	¥10,631	¥12,081	¥8,197	¥8,579	-18.6%	7B	246
2001	¥13,898	¥14,556	¥9,383	¥10,543	-23.5%	0	246
2000	¥18,937	¥20,833	¥13,183	¥13,786	-27.2%	0	248
1999	¥13,779	¥19,036	¥13,123	¥18,934	+36.8%	0	245
1998	¥15,269	¥17,353	¥12,788	¥13,842	-9.3%	0	247
1997	¥19,364	¥20,911	¥14,488	¥15,259	-21.2%	0	246
1996	¥19,946	¥22,751	¥18,820	¥19,361	-2.6%	0	247
1995	¥19,725	¥20,024	¥14,296	¥19,868	+0.7%	0	249
1994	¥17,422	¥21,573	¥17,242	¥19,723	+13.2%	0	247
1993	¥16,980	¥21,281	¥15,672	¥17,417	+2.9%	0	246
1992	¥23,031	¥23,902	¥14,194	¥16,925	-26.4%	0	247
1991	¥23,827	¥27,270	¥21,124	¥22,984	-3.6%	0	246
1990	¥38,922	¥38,951	¥19,782	¥23,849	-38.7%	0	246
1989	¥30,166	¥38,957	¥30,083	¥38,916	+29.0%	0	248
1988	¥21,217	¥30,264	¥21,217	¥30,159	+39.9%	0	246
1987	¥18,821	¥26,646	¥18,544	¥21,564	+14.6%	0	247
1986	¥13,054	¥18,936	¥12,882	¥18,821	+43.9%	0	248
1985	¥11,543	¥13,129	¥11,543	¥13,083	+13.3%	0	247
1984	¥9,927	¥11,577	¥9,703	¥11,543	+16.7%	0	251
1983	¥8,021	¥9,894	¥7,803	¥9,894	+23.4%	0	247
1982	¥7,719	¥8,027	¥6,850	¥8,017	+4.4%	0	246
1981	¥7,151	¥8,019	¥6,957	¥7,682	+8.8%	0	249
1980	¥6,560	¥7,188	¥6,476	¥7,063	+7.5%	0	249
1979	¥6,042	¥6,578	¥5,926	¥6,569	+9.5%	0	248
1978	¥4,868	¥6,097	¥4,868	¥6,002	+23.4%	0	247
1977	¥4,999	¥5,288	¥4,597	¥4,863	-2.6%	0	245
1976	¥4,403	¥4,991	¥4,403	¥4,991	+14.9%	0	245
1975	¥3,718	¥4,565	¥3,653	¥4,342	+13.2%	0	244
1974	¥4,259	¥4,782	¥3,355	¥3,837	-10.9%	0	245
1973	¥5,233	¥5,360	¥3,959	¥4,307	-17.3%	0	245
1972	¥2,712	¥5,208	¥2,712	¥5,208	+91.9%	0	248
1971	¥1,989	¥2,728	¥1,982	¥2,714	+36.6%	0	243
1970	¥2,403	¥2,534	¥1,930	¥1,987	n/a	0	248

N225 monthly closes, last 12 months

Month	Month end close	Change
September 2026	¥65,878	-0.7%
August 2026	¥66,312	+3.0%
July 2026	¥64,362	-8.1%
June 2026	¥70,062	+5.6%
May 2026	¥66,330	+11.9%
April 2026	¥59,285	+16.1%
March 2026	¥51,064	-13.2%
February 2026	¥58,850	+10.4%
January 2026	¥53,323	+5.9%
December 2025	¥50,339	+0.2%
November 2025	¥50,254	-4.1%
October 2025	¥52,411	+16.6%

About the N225 data

Daily bars. 13,949 sessions from Jan 5, 1970 to Sep 28, 2026, one row per JPX trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.

Minute bars. Stored from Sep 14, 2026 forward, most recent session Sep 29, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.

Time and currency. Session dates are JPX trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in JPY. Volume is shares traded on the session.

Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Jan 5, 1970, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.

curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/N225/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"

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