Tokyo Stock Exchange
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| Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. 株式会社東京証券取引所
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| Type | Privately-held K.K. |
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| Founded | 1949 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
The Tokyo Stock Exchange(東京証券取引所 Tōkyō Shōken Torihikisho), or TSE, is the second largest stock exchange market in the world by monetary volume located in Tokyo, Japan, second only to the New York Stock Exchange. It currently lists 2,271 domestic companies and 31 foreign companies, with a total market capitalization of over 4 trillion USD.
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Structure
The TSE is incorporated as a kabushiki kaisha with nine directors, four auditors and eight executive officers. Its headquarters are located at 2-1 Nihombashi Kabutocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Its operating hours are from 9:00 to 11:00 am, and from 12:30 to 3:00 pm. From April 24, 2006, the afternoon trading session started at its usual time of 12:30 p.m.
Stocks listed on the TSE are separated into the First Section (for large companies), the Second Section (for mid-sized companies), and the "Mothers" section (for high-growth startup companies). As of March 2006, there are 1,721 First Section companies, 489 Second Section companies and 156 Mothers companies.
The main indices tracking the TSE are the Nikkei 225 index of companies selected by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Japan's largest business newspaper), the TOPIX index based on the share prices of First Section companies, and the J30 index of large industrial companies maintained by Japan's major broadsheet newspapers.
89 domestic and 19 foreign securities companies participate in TSE trading. See: Members of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
News
 The Southern Ledger | Japan stocks edge lower, ending winning streak The Associated Press - The Topix index of all the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section issues rose 0.2 percent to 1395.87. "Although investors are expected to chase the market ... Tokyo stocks close higher Nikkei Average Snaps 4-Day Rally on Profit-Taking TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japanese shares are expected to open ... |
 Boston Globe | Resona Bank's Full-Year Net Income Falls 55% to 303 Billion Yen Bloomberg - Net income slid to 302.8 billion yen ($2.9 billion) from 664.9 billion yen a year earlier, the bank said in a statement to the Tokyo Stock Exchange today. ... Sony shares jump after profit forecast Sony Expects 20 Pct Operating Profit Growth on Game Biz Recovery Sony Shares Jump After Profit Goal Beats Estimates (Update2) |
Japan Bonds Set for Weekly Decline as Stocks Rise After GDP Bloomberg - Ten-year bond futures for June delivery fell 0.52 to 134.63 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average advanced 4.1 percent this week, ... INTERVIEW-UPDATE 1-Mitsubishi-UBS Realty sees J-REIT turnaround Nikkei Surges to Fresh 4-Month High on Budding Optimism Japan's Bond Futures Decline on Signs Credit Crisis Nearing End |
 Turkish Press | Mizuho Shares Rises After Profit Forecast, Share Buyback Plan Bloomberg - Mizuho climbed as much as 4.5 percent and traded 3.9 percent higher at 558000 yen as of 9:11 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The stock gained 47 percent since ... Tokyo Stocks Advance in Morning; Topside Heavy Mizuho posts Q4 loss on subprime, forecasts growth Mizuho Predicts Profit Recovery After Subprime Losses (Update2) |
Earnings reports hit record high The Daily Yomiuri, Japan - At the Tokyo Stock Exchange, 403 companies filed earnings reports for the business year ending in March, the number was about 30 percent increase on the 306 ... |
 Washington Post | Listed firms' profits to drop in FY08 / Rising fuel costs, weak ... The Daily Yomiuri, Japan - Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange are expected to see their first drop in profits in seven business years this fiscal year, based on projections ... Japan Firms to Post 1st Profit Drop in 7 Years Nissan report good and bad Honda May Boost Car Prices in North America as Steel Costs Rise |
Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc. And Mongolian Stock Exchange Sign ... Exchange News Direct, UK - Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc. (TSE Group) and Mongolian Stock Exchange (MSE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today. ... |
Aozora Bank Forecasts Profit to Increase Sevenfold (Update1) Bloomberg - Net income in the year ending March 2009 will climb to 44 billion yen ($420 million), the bank said in a statement to the Tokyo Stock Exchange today. ... Shinsei Bank Returns to Profitability, But Struggles in Tough ... Shinsei Bank Shares Fall on Lower-Than-Expected Profit Forecast Shinsei Says Profit to Rise as Subprime Losses End (Update2) |
Foreigners net Japan stock buyers last week - TSE Reuters India, India - TOKYO, May 15 (Reuters) - Foreign investors scooped up Japanese stocks last week, buying a net 50.37 billion yen of shares, Tokyo Stock Exchange data showed ... |
See also
Sources
- Tokyo Stock Exchange Website
- New York Times article 13 December 2005 "Tokyo Exchange Struggles With Snarls in Electronics"
- The Register article 25 November 2005 "Fujitsu execs take pay cut after Tokyo exchange crash"
- Tokyo Stock Exchange Building
- Tokyo Stock Exchange at Wikipedia
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