Live Rates of Nikkei Futures. Nikkei Futures Live Chart, Intraday & Historical Chart. Nikkei Futures Buy & Sell Signal and News & Videos, Nikkei Futures Averages, Returns & Historical Data. The Nikkei 225 Futures was launched at Singapore Exchange (SGX) in 1986, the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE) in 1988 & Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) in 1990. The Nikkei average hit its all-time high on December 29, 1989 when it reached an intra-day high of 38,957.44. About Nikkei 225 Futures Nikkei is short for Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average, The Nikkei 225 Stock Average is Japan’s premiere leading and most-respected index of Japanese stocks. It is a price-weighted index comprised of Japan’s top 225 blue-chip companies traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.