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Asia-Pacific and Emerging Equity Indexes

S&P BSE Sensex, Hang Seng, KOSPI, Nifty 50, Nikkei 225, S&P/ASX 200, and TOPIX terms.

Asia-Pacific and Emerging Equity Indexes terms explain how benchmarks, market gauges, weighting rules, index families, data series, and market-cycle labels are used in investment analysis.

Use this branch when benchmark selection, index membership, weighting, float adjustment, publication source, region, sector, or dividend treatment changes the comparison being made.

Key Terms in This Branch

TermUse it for
Hang Seng IndexBenchmark construction, regional equity index, weighting, market-cycle, sentiment, commodity, freight, or index-publication terms.
Korean CompositeSTOck Price Indexes (KOSPI)Benchmark construction, regional equity index, weighting, market-cycle, sentiment, commodity, freight, or index-publication terms.
Nifty 50Benchmark construction, regional equity index, weighting, market-cycle, sentiment, commodity, freight, or index-publication terms.
Nikkei 225Benchmark construction, regional equity index, weighting, market-cycle, sentiment, commodity, freight, or index-publication terms.
S&P BSE SensexBenchmark construction, regional equity index, weighting, market-cycle, sentiment, commodity, freight, or index-publication terms.
S&P/ASX 200Benchmark construction, regional equity index, weighting, market-cycle, sentiment, commodity, freight, or index-publication terms.
TOPIXBenchmark construction, regional equity index, weighting, market-cycle, sentiment, commodity, freight, or index-publication terms.

What to Check

Check the index provider, universe, eligibility rule, weighting method, float adjustment, rebalancing schedule, currency, dividend treatment, data date, and whether the index is investable or only a benchmark.

Common Mistakes

  • Treating an index as a recommendation or as a directly owned portfolio.
  • Comparing index returns without checking currency, dividends, fees, and time period.
  • Ignoring methodology changes, reconstitution, concentration, and float adjustments.
  • Using a regional or sector index as a broad-market benchmark without checking its universe.

Indexes are benchmarks and data tools, not personalized investment recommendations or performance promises.

In this section

Choose a subsection first. Deeper term pages live inside each subsection, which keeps large topic hubs readable.

Hang Seng Index

The Hang Seng Index (HSI) is an arithmetically weighted index that represents the performance of selected stocks on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX).

Nifty 50

The Nifty 50 is a benchmark Indian equity index tracking 50 large companies listed on the National Stock Exchange.

Nikkei 225

The Nikkei 225 is a stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange, tracking 225 prominent publicly owned companies in Japan.

S&P BSE Sensex

The S&P BSE Sensex is a benchmark Indian equity index tracking leading companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

S&P/ASX 200

The S&P/ASX 200 is a stock market index that comprises the top 200 companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

TOPIX

TOPIX is a major Japanese equity benchmark tracking broad Tokyo Stock Exchange market performance.

Revised on Sunday, June 21, 2026