Source: Nikkei Industry Research Institute  

Release: Nikkei Indexes  

Units:  Index, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Daily, Close

The observations for the Nikkei Stock Average, Nikkei 225 represent the daily index value at market close.

Nikkei 225 is the major stock market index comprising of 225 highly liquid stocks of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE).

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Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (US)  

Release: G.5 Foreign Exchange Rates  

Units:  Japanese Yen to One U.S. Dollar, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Averages of daily figures. Noon buying rates in New York City for cable transfers payable in foreign currencies.

This data series is updated from the source files in the Data Download Program (http://www.federalreserve.gov/datadownload/Choose.aspx?rel=h10). The files are updated on a weekly basis every Monday. If Monday is a holiday, the data files are updated the next business day.

Monthly values are averages of the daily data available. Preliminary value for the current month is provided by the source even if not all daily values are available for the entire month.

Please note that the values reported on the press release may not correspond to the values in the Data Download Program when the press release is published on a day other than Monday. This inconsistency is resolved on the next available weekly release date.