Japan launched a new stock index on Monday, making it easier for investors to identify corporate value in the equity markets, in a move to strengthen corporate governance reforms in the world's third-largest economy.
The new JPX Prime 150 Index is a curated list of the 150 constituent listings on the Tokyo Exchange, which includes the likes of tech giants like Sony Group , Hitachi , Nintendo and Warren Buffet-backed trading houses Marubeni , Itochu and Mitsui & Co .
The index excludes automakers such as Toyota Motor and Nissan Motor .
"Increasing the value of listed companies is essential for the expansion and revitalization of the market," Takahiro Miura, Japan Exchange Group's market innovation and research director of index business, told CNBC Monday.
The Prime 150 index constitutes about half of the Japan stock market and are of similar quality to the S&P 500, Miura said.
Persons:
Warren Buffet, Takahiro Miura, Miura
Organizations:
Tokyo, Sony Group, Hitachi, Nintendo, Mitsui & Co, Toyota Motor, Nissan, Japan Exchange, CNBC
Locations:
Japan, Itochu