Identification
- Label (rdfs)
- Financial Market Index
- Preferred Label
- Investment Market Index
- Alternative Labels
- Market Index, Market Indicator, Stock Market Index
- Identifier
- N/A
Definition and Examples
- Definition
- A Financial Market Index is a statistical measure that reflects the composite value of a selected group of stocks, bonds, or other financial instruments, representing a specific market or sector. Examples include the S&P 500 Index, which tracks the performance of 500 large-cap U.S. companies, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), which measures the stock performance of 30 prominent U.S. companies.
- Examples
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- Dow 30
- Dow Jones Industrial Average
- FTSE 100 Index
- Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index
- Nasdaq Composite Index
- S&P 500
- Standard & Poor's 500 Index