Nikkei 225 (^N225) Historical Monthly & Quarterly Returns
Close-to-close returns by month and quarter. Compare performance across years.
Calculated from 78 years of price history (1949–2026).
Nikkei 225
^N225
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +5.9% | +10.4% | 13.2% | +16.1% | +0.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 0.8% | 6.1% | 4.1% | +1.2% | +5.3% | +6.6% | +1.4% | +4.0% | +5.2% | +16.6% | 4.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | +8.4% | +7.9% | +3.1% | 4.9% | +0.2% | +2.8% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.9% | +3.1% | 2.2% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | +4.7% | +0.4% | +2.2% | +2.9% | +7.0% | +7.5% | 0.1% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 3.1% | +8.5% | 0.1% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | 1.8% | +4.9% | 3.5% | +1.6% | 3.3% | +5.3% | +1.0% | 7.7% | +6.4% | +1.4% | 6.7% |
| 2021 | +0.8% | +4.7% | +0.7% | 1.3% | +0.2% | 0.2% | 5.2% | +3.0% | +4.9% | 1.9% | 3.7% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | 8.9% | 10.5% | +6.7% | +8.3% | +1.9% | 2.6% | +6.6% | +0.2% | 0.9% | +15.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | +3.8% | +2.9% | 0.8% | +5.0% | 7.4% | +3.3% | +1.2% | 3.8% | +5.1% | +5.4% | +1.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | +1.5% | 4.5% | 2.8% | +4.7% | 1.2% | +0.5% | +1.1% | +1.4% | +5.5% | 9.1% | +2.0% | 10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.4% | 1.1% | +1.5% | +2.4% | +1.9% | 0.5% | 1.4% | +3.6% | +8.1% | +3.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | 8.5% | +4.6% | 0.6% | +3.4% | 9.6% | +6.4% | +1.9% | 2.6% | +5.9% | +5.1% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | +1.3% | +6.4% | +2.2% | +1.6% | +5.3% | 1.6% | +1.7% | 8.2% | 8.0% | +9.7% | +3.5% | 3.6% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 3.5% | +2.3% | +3.6% | +3.0% | 1.3% | +4.9% | +1.5% | +6.4% | 0.1% |
| 2013 | +7.2% | +3.8% | +7.3% | +11.8% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 2.0% | +8.0% | 0.9% | +9.3% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | +4.1% | +10.5% | +3.7% | 5.6% | 10.3% | +5.4% | 3.5% | +1.7% | +0.3% | +0.7% | +5.8% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | +0.1% | +3.8% | 8.2% | +1.0% | 1.6% | +1.3% | +0.2% | 8.9% | 2.8% | +3.3% | 6.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | 0.7% | +9.5% | 0.3% | 11.7% | 4.0% | +1.6% | 7.5% | +6.2% | 1.8% | +8.0% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | 5.3% | +7.1% | +8.9% | +7.9% | +4.6% | +4.0% | +1.3% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 6.9% | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | +0.1% | 7.9% | +10.6% | +3.5% | 6.0% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 13.9% | 23.8% | 0.8% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | +0.9% | +1.3% | 1.8% | +0.7% | +2.7% | +1.5% | 4.9% | 3.9% | +1.3% | 0.3% | 6.3% | 2.4% |
| 2006 | +3.3% | 2.7% | +5.3% | 0.9% | 8.5% | +0.2% | 0.3% | +4.4% | 0.1% | +1.7% | 0.8% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +3.1% | 0.6% | 5.7% | +2.4% | +2.7% | +2.7% | +4.3% | +9.4% | +0.2% | +9.3% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | +1.0% | +2.4% | +6.1% | +0.4% | 4.5% | +5.5% | 4.5% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 0.5% | +1.2% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +0.3% | 2.4% | 4.3% | +8.2% | +9.9% | +3.6% | +7.6% | +0.2% | +1.9% | 4.3% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +5.9% | +4.3% | +4.1% | +2.8% | 11.0% | 6.2% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 8.0% | +6.7% | 6.9% |
| 2001 | +0.4% | 6.9% | +0.9% | +9.3% | 5.0% | 3.9% | 8.5% | 9.7% | 8.8% | +6.1% | +3.2% | 1.4% |
| 2000 | +3.2% | +2.2% | +1.9% | 11.6% | 9.1% | +6.6% | 9.7% | +7.2% | 6.6% | 7.7% | +0.7% | 5.9% |
| 1999 | +4.7% | 0.9% | +10.2% | +5.5% | 3.5% | +8.8% | +1.9% | 2.4% | +1.0% | +1.9% | +3.4% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | +9.0% | +1.2% | 1.8% | 5.4% | +0.2% | +1.0% | +3.5% | 13.9% | 5.0% | +1.2% | +9.7% | 7.0% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | +1.2% | 3.0% | +6.4% | +4.8% | +2.7% | 1.3% | 10.3% | 1.9% | 8.0% | +1.1% | 8.3% |
| 1996 | +4.8% | 3.3% | +6.4% | +3.0% | 0.4% | +2.6% | 8.2% | 2.5% | +6.9% | 5.1% | +2.7% | 8.2% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | 8.6% | 5.4% | +4.1% | 8.2% | 6.0% | +14.9% | +8.6% | 1.1% | 1.4% | +6.2% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | +16.1% | 1.1% | 4.4% | +3.2% | +6.3% | 1.6% | 0.9% | +0.9% | 5.2% | +2.2% | 4.6% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | +0.6% | 0.4% | +9.7% | +12.5% | 1.8% | 4.7% | +4.0% | +3.2% | 4.4% | 2.0% | 16.7% | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | 3.1% | 9.3% | 10.1% | +5.5% | 13.1% | 0.3% | +13.5% | 3.7% | 3.6% | +5.5% | 4.3% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | +13.4% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 9.7% | +3.6% | 7.4% | +7.1% | +5.5% | 10.1% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | 7.0% | 13.3% | 1.3% | +12.0% | 3.6% | 2.8% | 16.3% | 19.2% | +20.1% | 10.9% | +6.2% |
| 1989 | +4.7% | +1.3% | +2.7% | +2.7% | +1.6% | 3.8% | +6.1% | 1.5% | +3.5% | 0.2% | +4.8% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | +9.5% | +6.9% | +4.0% | +4.5% | 0.1% | +1.3% | +0.5% | 2.0% | +2.0% | +0.2% | +5.7% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | +6.5% | +1.9% | +5.6% | +7.9% | +6.4% | 2.4% | +1.3% | +6.3% | 0.1% | 12.5% | 0.3% | 4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +4.7% | +16.3% | 0.2% | +5.8% | +5.5% | 0.8% | +7.5% | 5.1% | 5.3% | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | +3.9% | +2.7% | +2.2% | 1.3% | +2.7% | +1.0% | 4.8% | +3.7% | 0.1% | +1.9% | 1.4% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | +3.1% | 1.6% | +9.0% | +0.5% | 9.5% | +4.4% | 3.7% | +5.9% | +0.6% | +5.7% | +1.6% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | +1.1% | 0.2% | +4.9% | +1.9% | 0.2% | +2.9% | +2.3% | +1.2% | +2.3% | 0.5% | 0.4% | +6.2% |
| 1982 | +3.1% | 4.7% | 3.8% | +1.8% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 1.3% | +0.0% | 3.0% | +5.0% | +8.8% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | +2.7% | 1.5% | +2.6% | +4.6% | 1.8% | +4.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 4.6% | 0.1% | +1.3% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | +3.0% | 0.0% | 3.1% | +4.7% | 0.1% | +0.2% | 0.7% | +1.4% | +2.3% | +1.0% | 0.4% | 0.8% |
| 1979 | +3.5% | 2.3% | +1.0% | +1.5% | +0.5% | 0.1% | +1.1% | +1.9% | +2.1% | 1.9% | +0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | +5.1% | +2.2% | +4.3% | +1.6% | 1.2% | +1.3% | +1.0% | 0.3% | +3.3% | +2.3% | +1.1% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | +2.4% | 0.8% | +1.2% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.6% | +7.1% | +0.4% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 1.5% |
| 1976 | +7.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | +1.3% | +0.1% | +4.1% | 4.3% | +2.1% | +1.9% | 3.8% | 3.0% | +10.7% |
| 1975 | +3.1% | +8.0% | +5.0% | 0.0% | 1.7% | +2.8% | 4.4% | 6.3% | 4.3% | +12.0% | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | +3.3% | +0.8% | 0.5% | +3.5% | +3.3% | 3.6% | 2.4% | 9.4% | 2.9% | 9.0% | +9.3% | 2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | 0.9% | +2.2% | 12.7% | 0.3% | +2.6% | +7.8% | 3.2% | 5.4% | +1.8% | 5.1% | 3.5% |
| 1972 | +5.3% | +5.8% | +5.5% | +4.8% | +8.9% | +2.0% | +6.1% | +3.3% | +6.2% | +5.0% | +7.3% | +7.0% |
| 1971 | +5.7% | +6.3% | +7.7% | +2.7% | 0.5% | +7.4% | +0.9% | 13.7% | +5.7% | 6.2% | +7.2% | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 2.2% | +3.7% | +6.0% | 16.2% | 4.2% | +5.5% | +1.0% | 1.2% | 3.1% | +2.4% | 5.9% | 0.2% |
| 1969 | +7.7% | 3.9% | +4.7% | +3.5% | +4.5% | 0.3% | 6.0% | +3.1% | +4.8% | +5.7% | +3.3% | +6.7% |
| 1968 | +2.2% | +2.9% | +0.8% | +7.0% | +0.4% | +4.7% | +4.7% | +5.5% | +8.7% | 5.1% | 1.6% | 1.0% |
| 1967 | +0.8% | +2.2% | 2.6% | 1.3% | +4.8% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 9.1% | 1.4% | +3.9% | 7.2% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | +3.7% | +2.5% | +5.1% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 1.3% | +0.3% | 2.4% | +0.2% | 1.7% | 3.5% | +4.5% |
| 1965 | +2.1% | 2.4% | 6.6% | +3.9% | 6.8% | 3.3% | +3.5% | +14.4% | 2.5% | +2.2% | +9.8% | +3.3% |
| 1964 | +7.6% | 5.0% | 3.0% | +0.8% | +6.4% | +3.6% | 3.7% | 2.5% | 4.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | +2.7% | +2.9% | +6.6% | 0.4% | 2.4% | 0.1% | 10.7% | 2.6% | 3.6% | +4.4% | 5.8% | 3.6% |
| 1962 | +5.5% | 0.5% | 4.4% | 4.0% | 0.8% | +5.5% | 2.2% | +0.5% | 7.8% | 3.6% | +14.5% | 1.5% |
| 1961 | +10.1% | +2.1% | +4.1% | +3.7% | +2.1% | +3.4% | +0.5% | 8.2% | 4.8% | 12.8% | 0.3% | +8.1% |
| 1960 | +8.9% | +6.5% | +4.4% | +3.1% | 9.5% | +10.2% | +0.3% | +7.5% | +4.3% | +1.9% | +3.0% | +5.4% |
| 1959 | +3.8% | +3.9% | +6.8% | 2.5% | +6.8% | +1.7% | +5.5% | +3.1% | +2.4% | +5.8% | +2.3% | 10.4% |
| 1958 | +10.9% | +1.0% | +0.3% | +5.0% | +0.6% | +4.4% | 2.2% | +3.3% | 0.7% | +3.7% | +2.7% | +6.5% |
| 1957 | +3.4% | +0.7% | +1.8% | +1.4% | 11.7% | +0.4% | 7.0% | +8.9% | 0.0% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 3.7% |
| 1956 | 0.5% | +3.8% | +3.5% | +4.1% | +3.2% | +2.9% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.2% | +3.2% | +9.5% | 1.3% |
| 1955 | +3.8% | 0.7% | 4.2% | 1.5% | +1.1% | +0.7% | +3.8% | +5.9% | +0.3% | +5.3% | 3.9% | +8.2% |
| 1954 | 6.0% | 0.6% | 8.6% | +7.0% | 5.7% | +6.8% | 5.4% | +4.8% | +1.8% | 6.3% | 0.7% | +8.9% |
| 1953 | +24.2% | 11.5% | 23.3% | +10.5% | 1.7% | +3.8% | +11.5% | +6.0% | +10.1% | 5.1% | 1.1% | 10.7% |
| 1952 | +13.8% | 4.0% | 3.2% | +15.5% | +9.8% | +10.6% | +2.9% | +0.3% | +5.9% | +16.5% | +12.2% | +3.5% |
| 1951 | +13.3% | +5.6% | +1.2% | 2.0% | +5.3% | +2.8% | +3.9% | +6.9% | +5.3% | +7.9% | 4.7% | +5.5% |
| 1950 | 15.8% | +16.1% | 9.1% | +1.7% | 5.1% | 8.5% | +13.3% | +17.4% | 9.6% | +2.5% | +3.4% | 7.1% |
| 1949 | — | — | — | — | +0.2% | 16.8% | 1.6% | +21.2% | 6.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% | 10.5% |
| Avg | +2.2% | +0.9% | +0.6% | +1.7% | +0.3% | +0.9% | +0.2% | +0.6% | 0.4% | +0.4% | +1.2% | +1.2% |
| Median | +3.0% | +0.8% | +1.2% | +1.6% | +0.2% | +1.5% | 0.1% | +0.9% | 0.1% | +0.7% | +1.2% | +1.6% |
| Win % | 69% | 57% | 57% | 65% | 54% | 64% | 49% | 55% | 48% | 53% | 56% | 64% |
2026
Jan+5.9%
Feb+10.4%
Mar13.2%
Apr+16.1%
May+0.4%
Jun—
Jul—
Aug—
Sep—
Oct—
Nov—
Dec—
2025
Jan0.8%
Feb6.1%
Mar4.1%
Apr+1.2%
May+5.3%
Jun+6.6%
Jul+1.4%
Aug+4.0%
Sep+5.2%
Oct+16.6%
Nov4.1%
Dec+0.2%
2024
Jan+8.4%
Feb+7.9%
Mar+3.1%
Apr4.9%
May+0.2%
Jun+2.8%
Jul1.2%
Aug1.2%
Sep1.9%
Oct+3.1%
Nov2.2%
Dec+4.4%
2023
Jan+4.7%
Feb+0.4%
Mar+2.2%
Apr+2.9%
May+7.0%
Jun+7.5%
Jul0.1%
Aug1.7%
Sep2.3%
Oct3.1%
Nov+8.5%
Dec0.1%
2022
Jan6.2%
Feb1.8%
Mar+4.9%
Apr3.5%
May+1.6%
Jun3.3%
Jul+5.3%
Aug+1.0%
Sep7.7%
Oct+6.4%
Nov+1.4%
Dec6.7%
2021
Jan+0.8%
Feb+4.7%
Mar+0.7%
Apr1.3%
May+0.2%
Jun0.2%
Jul5.2%
Aug+3.0%
Sep+4.9%
Oct1.9%
Nov3.7%
Dec+3.5%
2020
Jan1.9%
Feb8.9%
Mar10.5%
Apr+6.7%
May+8.3%
Jun+1.9%
Jul2.6%
Aug+6.6%
Sep+0.2%
Oct0.9%
Nov+15.0%
Dec+3.8%
2019
Jan+3.8%
Feb+2.9%
Mar0.8%
Apr+5.0%
May7.4%
Jun+3.3%
Jul+1.2%
Aug3.8%
Sep+5.1%
Oct+5.4%
Nov+1.6%
Dec+1.6%
2018
Jan+1.5%
Feb4.5%
Mar2.8%
Apr+4.7%
May1.2%
Jun+0.5%
Jul+1.1%
Aug+1.4%
Sep+5.5%
Oct9.1%
Nov+2.0%
Dec10.5%
2017
Jan0.4%
Feb+0.4%
Mar1.1%
Apr+1.5%
May+2.4%
Jun+1.9%
Jul0.5%
Aug1.4%
Sep+3.6%
Oct+8.1%
Nov+3.2%
Dec+0.2%
2016
Jan8.0%
Feb8.5%
Mar+4.6%
Apr0.6%
May+3.4%
Jun9.6%
Jul+6.4%
Aug+1.9%
Sep2.6%
Oct+5.9%
Nov+5.1%
Dec+4.4%
2015
Jan+1.3%
Feb+6.4%
Mar+2.2%
Apr+1.6%
May+5.3%
Jun1.6%
Jul+1.7%
Aug8.2%
Sep8.0%
Oct+9.7%
Nov+3.5%
Dec3.6%
2014
Jan8.5%
Feb0.5%
Mar0.1%
Apr3.5%
May+2.3%
Jun+3.6%
Jul+3.0%
Aug1.3%
Sep+4.9%
Oct+1.5%
Nov+6.4%
Dec0.1%
2013
Jan+7.2%
Feb+3.8%
Mar+7.3%
Apr+11.8%
May0.6%
Jun0.7%
Jul0.1%
Aug2.0%
Sep+8.0%
Oct0.9%
Nov+9.3%
Dec+4.0%
2012
Jan+4.1%
Feb+10.5%
Mar+3.7%
Apr5.6%
May10.3%
Jun+5.4%
Jul3.5%
Aug+1.7%
Sep+0.3%
Oct+0.7%
Nov+5.8%
Dec+10.0%
2011
Jan+0.1%
Feb+3.8%
Mar8.2%
Apr+1.0%
May1.6%
Jun+1.3%
Jul+0.2%
Aug8.9%
Sep2.8%
Oct+3.3%
Nov6.2%
Dec+0.2%
2010
Jan3.3%
Feb0.7%
Mar+9.5%
Apr0.3%
May11.7%
Jun4.0%
Jul+1.6%
Aug7.5%
Sep+6.2%
Oct1.8%
Nov+8.0%
Dec+2.9%
2009
Jan9.8%
Feb5.3%
Mar+7.1%
Apr+8.9%
May+7.9%
Jun+4.6%
Jul+4.0%
Aug+1.3%
Sep3.4%
Oct1.0%
Nov6.9%
Dec+12.8%
2008
Jan11.2%
Feb+0.1%
Mar7.9%
Apr+10.6%
May+3.5%
Jun6.0%
Jul0.8%
Aug2.3%
Sep13.9%
Oct23.8%
Nov0.8%
Dec+4.1%
2007
Jan+0.9%
Feb+1.3%
Mar1.8%
Apr+0.7%
May+2.7%
Jun+1.5%
Jul4.9%
Aug3.9%
Sep+1.3%
Oct0.3%
Nov6.3%
Dec2.4%
2006
Jan+3.3%
Feb2.7%
Mar+5.3%
Apr0.9%
May8.5%
Jun+0.2%
Jul0.3%
Aug+4.4%
Sep0.1%
Oct+1.7%
Nov0.8%
Dec+5.8%
2005
Jan0.9%
Feb+3.1%
Mar0.6%
Apr5.7%
May+2.4%
Jun+2.7%
Jul+2.7%
Aug+4.3%
Sep+9.4%
Oct+0.2%
Nov+9.3%
Dec+8.3%
2004
Jan+1.0%
Feb+2.4%
Mar+6.1%
Apr+0.4%
May4.5%
Jun+5.5%
Jul4.5%
Aug2.2%
Sep2.3%
Oct0.5%
Nov+1.2%
Dec+5.4%
2003
Jan2.8%
Feb+0.3%
Mar2.4%
Apr4.3%
May+8.2%
Jun+9.9%
Jul+3.6%
Aug+7.6%
Sep+0.2%
Oct+1.9%
Nov4.3%
Dec+5.7%
2002
Jan5.2%
Feb+5.9%
Mar+4.3%
Apr+4.1%
May+2.8%
Jun11.0%
Jul6.2%
Aug2.1%
Sep2.8%
Oct8.0%
Nov+6.7%
Dec6.9%
2001
Jan+0.4%
Feb6.9%
Mar+0.9%
Apr+9.3%
May5.0%
Jun3.9%
Jul8.5%
Aug9.7%
Sep8.8%
Oct+6.1%
Nov+3.2%
Dec1.4%
2000
Jan+3.2%
Feb+2.2%
Mar+1.9%
Apr11.6%
May9.1%
Jun+6.6%
Jul9.7%
Aug+7.2%
Sep6.6%
Oct7.7%
Nov+0.7%
Dec5.9%
1999
Jan+4.7%
Feb0.9%
Mar+10.2%
Apr+5.5%
May3.5%
Jun+8.8%
Jul+1.9%
Aug2.4%
Sep+1.0%
Oct+1.9%
Nov+3.4%
Dec+2.0%
1998
Jan+9.0%
Feb+1.2%
Mar1.8%
Apr5.4%
May+0.2%
Jun+1.0%
Jul+3.5%
Aug13.9%
Sep5.0%
Oct+1.2%
Nov+9.7%
Dec7.0%
1997
Jan5.0%
Feb+1.2%
Mar3.0%
Apr+6.4%
May+4.8%
Jun+2.7%
Jul1.3%
Aug10.3%
Sep1.9%
Oct8.0%
Nov+1.1%
Dec8.3%
1996
Jan+4.8%
Feb3.3%
Mar+6.4%
Apr+3.0%
May0.4%
Jun+2.6%
Jul8.2%
Aug2.5%
Sep+6.9%
Oct5.1%
Nov+2.7%
Dec8.2%
1995
Jan5.4%
Feb8.6%
Mar5.4%
Apr+4.1%
May8.2%
Jun6.0%
Jul+14.9%
Aug+8.6%
Sep1.1%
Oct1.4%
Nov+6.2%
Dec+6.0%
1994
Jan+16.1%
Feb1.1%
Mar4.4%
Apr+3.2%
May+6.3%
Jun1.6%
Jul0.9%
Aug+0.9%
Sep5.2%
Oct+2.2%
Nov4.6%
Dec+3.4%
1993
Jan+0.6%
Feb0.4%
Mar+9.7%
Apr+12.5%
May1.8%
Jun4.7%
Jul+4.0%
Aug+3.2%
Sep4.4%
Oct2.0%
Nov16.7%
Dec+6.2%
1992
Jan4.2%
Feb3.1%
Mar9.3%
Apr10.1%
May+5.5%
Jun13.1%
Jul0.3%
Aug+13.5%
Sep3.7%
Oct3.6%
Nov+5.5%
Dec4.3%
1991
Jan2.3%
Feb+13.4%
Mar0.4%
Apr0.7%
May1.2%
Jun9.7%
Jul+3.6%
Aug7.4%
Sep+7.1%
Oct+5.5%
Nov10.1%
Dec+1.3%
1990
Jan4.4%
Feb7.0%
Mar13.3%
Apr1.3%
May+12.0%
Jun3.6%
Jul2.8%
Aug16.3%
Sep19.2%
Oct+20.1%
Nov10.9%
Dec+6.2%
1989
Jan+4.7%
Feb+1.3%
Mar+2.7%
Apr+2.7%
May+1.6%
Jun3.8%
Jul+6.1%
Aug1.5%
Sep+3.5%
Oct0.2%
Nov+4.8%
Dec+4.4%
1988
Jan+9.5%
Feb+6.9%
Mar+4.0%
Apr+4.5%
May0.1%
Jun+1.3%
Jul+0.5%
Aug2.0%
Sep+2.0%
Oct+0.2%
Nov+5.7%
Dec+2.0%
1987
Jan+6.5%
Feb+1.9%
Mar+5.6%
Apr+7.9%
May+6.4%
Jun2.4%
Jul+1.3%
Aug+6.3%
Sep0.1%
Oct12.5%
Nov0.3%
Dec4.9%
1986
Jan0.5%
Feb+4.7%
Mar+16.3%
Apr0.2%
May+5.8%
Jun+5.5%
Jul0.8%
Aug+7.5%
Sep5.1%
Oct5.3%
Nov+6.9%
Dec+4.1%
1985
Jan+3.9%
Feb+2.7%
Mar+2.2%
Apr1.3%
May+2.7%
Jun+1.0%
Jul4.8%
Aug+3.7%
Sep0.1%
Oct+1.9%
Nov1.4%
Dec+2.5%
1984
Jan+3.1%
Feb1.6%
Mar+9.0%
Apr+0.5%
May9.5%
Jun+4.4%
Jul3.7%
Aug+5.9%
Sep+0.6%
Oct+5.7%
Nov+1.6%
Dec+1.0%
1983
Jan+1.1%
Feb0.2%
Mar+4.9%
Apr+1.9%
May0.2%
Jun+2.9%
Jul+2.3%
Aug+1.2%
Sep+2.3%
Oct0.5%
Nov0.4%
Dec+6.2%
1982
Jan+3.1%
Feb4.7%
Mar3.8%
Apr+1.8%
May0.9%
Jun1.5%
Jul1.3%
Aug+0.0%
Sep3.0%
Oct+5.0%
Nov+8.8%
Dec+1.5%
1981
Jan+2.7%
Feb1.5%
Mar+2.6%
Apr+4.6%
May1.8%
Jun+4.3%
Jul0.5%
Aug0.2%
Sep4.6%
Oct0.1%
Nov+1.3%
Dec+1.8%
1980
Jan+3.0%
Feb0.0%
Mar3.1%
Apr+4.7%
May0.1%
Jun+0.2%
Jul0.7%
Aug+1.4%
Sep+2.3%
Oct+1.0%
Nov0.4%
Dec0.8%
1979
Jan+3.5%
Feb2.3%
Mar+1.0%
Apr+1.5%
May+0.5%
Jun0.1%
Jul+1.1%
Aug+1.9%
Sep+2.1%
Oct1.9%
Nov+0.1%
Dec+1.8%
1978
Jan+5.1%
Feb+2.2%
Mar+4.3%
Apr+1.6%
May1.2%
Jun+1.3%
Jul+1.0%
Aug0.3%
Sep+3.3%
Oct+2.3%
Nov+1.1%
Dec+0.6%
1977
Jan0.6%
Feb+2.4%
Mar0.8%
Apr+1.2%
May1.4%
Jun1.0%
Jul1.6%
Aug+7.1%
Sep+0.4%
Oct3.5%
Nov2.8%
Dec1.5%
1976
Jan+7.3%
Feb0.6%
Mar0.7%
Apr+1.3%
May+0.1%
Jun+4.1%
Jul4.3%
Aug+2.1%
Sep+1.9%
Oct3.8%
Nov3.0%
Dec+10.7%
1975
Jan+3.1%
Feb+8.0%
Mar+5.0%
Apr0.0%
May1.7%
Jun+2.8%
Jul4.4%
Aug6.3%
Sep4.3%
Oct+12.0%
Nov0.5%
Dec+0.3%
1974
Jan+3.3%
Feb+0.8%
Mar0.5%
Apr+3.5%
May+3.3%
Jun3.6%
Jul2.4%
Aug9.4%
Sep2.9%
Oct9.0%
Nov+9.3%
Dec2.3%
1973
Jan0.8%
Feb0.9%
Mar+2.2%
Apr12.7%
May0.3%
Jun+2.6%
Jul+7.8%
Aug3.2%
Sep5.4%
Oct+1.8%
Nov5.1%
Dec3.5%
1972
Jan+5.3%
Feb+5.8%
Mar+5.5%
Apr+4.8%
May+8.9%
Jun+2.0%
Jul+6.1%
Aug+3.3%
Sep+6.2%
Oct+5.0%
Nov+7.3%
Dec+7.0%
1971
Jan+5.7%
Feb+6.3%
Mar+7.7%
Apr+2.7%
May0.5%
Jun+7.4%
Jul+0.9%
Aug13.7%
Sep+5.7%
Oct6.2%
Nov+7.2%
Dec+11.1%
1970
Jan2.2%
Feb+3.7%
Mar+6.0%
Apr16.2%
May4.2%
Jun+5.5%
Jul+1.0%
Aug1.2%
Sep3.1%
Oct+2.4%
Nov5.9%
Dec0.2%
1969
Jan+7.7%
Feb3.9%
Mar+4.7%
Apr+3.5%
May+4.5%
Jun0.3%
Jul6.0%
Aug+3.1%
Sep+4.8%
Oct+5.7%
Nov+3.3%
Dec+6.7%
1968
Jan+2.2%
Feb+2.9%
Mar+0.8%
Apr+7.0%
May+0.4%
Jun+4.7%
Jul+4.7%
Aug+5.5%
Sep+8.7%
Oct5.1%
Nov1.6%
Dec1.0%
1967
Jan+0.8%
Feb+2.2%
Mar2.6%
Apr1.3%
May+4.8%
Jun0.8%
Jul1.2%
Aug9.1%
Sep1.4%
Oct+3.9%
Nov7.2%
Dec+0.5%
1966
Jan+3.7%
Feb+2.5%
Mar+5.1%
Apr1.9%
May2.5%
Jun1.3%
Jul+0.3%
Aug2.4%
Sep+0.2%
Oct1.7%
Nov3.5%
Dec+4.5%
1965
Jan+2.1%
Feb2.4%
Mar6.6%
Apr+3.9%
May6.8%
Jun3.3%
Jul+3.5%
Aug+14.4%
Sep2.5%
Oct+2.2%
Nov+9.8%
Dec+3.3%
1964
Jan+7.6%
Feb5.0%
Mar3.0%
Apr+0.8%
May+6.4%
Jun+3.6%
Jul3.7%
Aug2.5%
Sep4.6%
Oct0.6%
Nov0.0%
Dec+0.6%
1963
Jan+2.7%
Feb+2.9%
Mar+6.6%
Apr0.4%
May2.4%
Jun0.1%
Jul10.7%
Aug2.6%
Sep3.6%
Oct+4.4%
Nov5.8%
Dec3.6%
1962
Jan+5.5%
Feb0.5%
Mar4.4%
Apr4.0%
May0.8%
Jun+5.5%
Jul2.2%
Aug+0.5%
Sep7.8%
Oct3.6%
Nov+14.5%
Dec1.5%
1961
Jan+10.1%
Feb+2.1%
Mar+4.1%
Apr+3.7%
May+2.1%
Jun+3.4%
Jul+0.5%
Aug8.2%
Sep4.8%
Oct12.8%
Nov0.3%
Dec+8.1%
1960
Jan+8.9%
Feb+6.5%
Mar+4.4%
Apr+3.1%
May9.5%
Jun+10.2%
Jul+0.3%
Aug+7.5%
Sep+4.3%
Oct+1.9%
Nov+3.0%
Dec+5.4%
1959
Jan+3.8%
Feb+3.9%
Mar+6.8%
Apr2.5%
May+6.8%
Jun+1.7%
Jul+5.5%
Aug+3.1%
Sep+2.4%
Oct+5.8%
Nov+2.3%
Dec10.4%
1958
Jan+10.9%
Feb+1.0%
Mar+0.3%
Apr+5.0%
May+0.6%
Jun+4.4%
Jul2.2%
Aug+3.3%
Sep0.7%
Oct+3.7%
Nov+2.7%
Dec+6.5%
1957
Jan+3.4%
Feb+0.7%
Mar+1.8%
Apr+1.4%
May11.7%
Jun+0.4%
Jul7.0%
Aug+8.9%
Sep0.0%
Oct3.5%
Nov4.1%
Dec3.7%
1956
Jan0.5%
Feb+3.8%
Mar+3.5%
Apr+4.1%
May+3.2%
Jun+2.9%
Jul0.5%
Aug1.3%
Sep0.2%
Oct+3.2%
Nov+9.5%
Dec1.3%
1955
Jan+3.8%
Feb0.7%
Mar4.2%
Apr1.5%
May+1.1%
Jun+0.7%
Jul+3.8%
Aug+5.9%
Sep+0.3%
Oct+5.3%
Nov3.9%
Dec+8.2%
1954
Jan6.0%
Feb0.6%
Mar8.6%
Apr+7.0%
May5.7%
Jun+6.8%
Jul5.4%
Aug+4.8%
Sep+1.8%
Oct6.3%
Nov0.7%
Dec+8.9%
1953
Jan+24.2%
Feb11.5%
Mar23.3%
Apr+10.5%
May1.7%
Jun+3.8%
Jul+11.5%
Aug+6.0%
Sep+10.1%
Oct5.1%
Nov1.1%
Dec10.7%
1952
Jan+13.8%
Feb4.0%
Mar3.2%
Apr+15.5%
May+9.8%
Jun+10.6%
Jul+2.9%
Aug+0.3%
Sep+5.9%
Oct+16.5%
Nov+12.2%
Dec+3.5%
1951
Jan+13.3%
Feb+5.6%
Mar+1.2%
Apr2.0%
May+5.3%
Jun+2.8%
Jul+3.9%
Aug+6.9%
Sep+5.3%
Oct+7.9%
Nov4.7%
Dec+5.5%
1950
Jan15.8%
Feb+16.1%
Mar9.1%
Apr+1.7%
May5.1%
Jun8.5%
Jul+13.3%
Aug+17.4%
Sep9.6%
Oct+2.5%
Nov+3.4%
Dec7.1%
1949
Jan—
Feb—
Mar—
Apr—
May+0.2%
Jun16.8%
Jul1.6%
Aug+21.2%
Sep6.8%
Oct13.3%
Nov13.2%
Dec10.5%
Avg
Jan+2.2%
Feb+0.9%
Mar+0.6%
Apr+1.7%
May+0.3%
Jun+0.9%
Jul+0.2%
Aug+0.6%
Sep0.4%
Oct+0.4%
Nov+1.2%
Dec+1.2%
Median
Jan+3.0%
Feb+0.8%
Mar+1.2%
Apr+1.6%
May+0.2%
Jun+1.5%
Jul0.1%
Aug+0.9%
Sep0.1%
Oct+0.7%
Nov+1.2%
Dec+1.6%
Win %
Jan69%
Feb57%
Mar57%
Apr65%
May54%
Jun64%
Jul49%
Aug55%
Sep48%
Oct53%
Nov56%
Dec64%
Frequently asked questions
What is the best performing month for Nikkei 225 (^N225) index?
Historically, January is the best performing month for Nikkei 225 (^N225) index with an average return of +2.22%.
What is the worst performing month for Nikkei 225 (^N225) index?
Historically, September is the worst performing month for Nikkei 225 (^N225) index with an average return of 0.40%.
What is the best performing quarter for Nikkei 225 (^N225) index?
Historically, Q1 is the best performing quarter for Nikkei 225 (^N225) index with an average return of +3.76%.
What is the worst performing quarter for Nikkei 225 (^N225) index?
Historically, Q3 is the worst performing quarter for Nikkei 225 (^N225) index with an average return of +0.51%.
What is the best performing year for Nikkei 225 (^N225) index?
Historically, 1952 is the best performing year for Nikkei 225 (^N225) index with a return of +119.14%.
What is the worst performing year for Nikkei 225 (^N225) index?
Historically, 2008 is the worst performing year for Nikkei 225 (^N225) index with a return of 42.12%.
Which month has the highest win rate for Nikkei 225 (^N225) index?
Historically, January has the highest win rate for Nikkei 225 (^N225) index — positive in 69% of years.
Which month has the lowest win rate for Nikkei 225 (^N225) index?
Historically, September has the lowest win rate for Nikkei 225 (^N225) index — positive in 48% of years.
Which quarter has the highest win rate for Nikkei 225 (^N225) index?
Historically, Q1 has the highest win rate for Nikkei 225 (^N225) index — positive in 69% of years.
Which quarter has the lowest win rate for Nikkei 225 (^N225) index?
Historically, Q3 has the lowest win rate for Nikkei 225 (^N225) index — positive in 56% of years.
Data & methodology
How are returns calculated?
We compare the closing price at the end of each period (month or quarter) with the closing price at the end of the previous period. The return is the percentage change. Based on historical closing prices from our data provider.
What is average vs median?
Average is the arithmetic mean of returns for each period across years. Median is the middle value. Both exclude empty cells. Use median to reduce impact of outliers.
What does the heatmap show?
Green cells indicate positive returns, red cells indicate negative returns. The darker the color, the stronger the move. Average and Median rows summarize each column across years.
What is Win %?
Percentage of years when the period had a positive return. For example, 80% for January means January was positive in 80% of the years in the selected range.