The Standard and Poor's 500,or simply the S&P 500,is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 of the largest companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followed equity indices and includes approximately 80% of the total market capitalization of U.S. public companies,with an aggregate market cap of more than $43 trillion as of January 2024.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index or KOSPI (Korean: 한국종합주가지수) is the index of all common stocks traded on the Stock Market Division—previously,Korea Stock Exchange—of the Korea Exchange. It is the representative stock market index of South Korea,analogous to the S&P 500 in the United States.
The Shanghai Stock Exchange is a stock exchange based in the city of Shanghai,China. It is one of the three stock exchanges operating independently in mainland China,the others being the Beijing Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The Shanghai Stock Exchange is the world's third largest stock market by market capitalization exceeding $6 trillion in July 2024. It is also Asia's biggest stock exchange. Unlike the Hong Kong Stock Exchange,the Shanghai Stock Exchange is still not entirely open to foreign investors and often affected by the decisions of the central government,due to capital account controls exercised by the Chinese mainland authorities.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index is the benchmark Canadian stock market index representing roughly 70% of the total market capitalization on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Having replaced the TSE 300 Composite Index on May 1,2002,as of September 20,2021 the S&P/TSX Composite Index comprises 237 of the 3,451 companies listed on the TSX. The index reached an all-time closing high of 25,691.80 on December 6,2024,and an intraday record high of 25,843.20 on December 9,2024.
The EURO STOXX 50 is a stock index of Eurozone stocks designed by STOXX,an index provider owned by Deutsche Börse Group. The index is composed of 50 stocks from 11 countries in the Eurozone.
Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) is a stock exchange based in Jakarta,Indonesia. It was previously known as the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) before its name changed in 2007 after merging with the Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX). In recent years,the Indonesian Stock Exchange has seen the fastest membership growth in Asia. As of December 2024,the Indonesia Stock Exchange had 943 listed companies,and total number of investors has already grown to 14.8 million. Indonesia Market Capitalization accounted for 45.2% of its nominal GDP in December 2020. Founded on 30 November 2007,it is ASEAN's largest market capitalization at US$881 billion as of 19 September 2024.
A capitalization-weightedindex,also called a market-value-weighted index is a stock market index whose components are weighted according to the total market value of their outstanding shares. Every day an individual stock's price changes and thereby changes a stock index's value. The impact that individual stock's price change has on the index is proportional to the company's overall market value,in a capitalization-weighted index. In other types of indices,different ratios are used.
The Santiago Stock Exchange (SSE),founded on November 27,1893,is Chile's dominant stock exchange,and the third largest stock exchange in Latin America,behind Brazil's BM&F Bovespa,and the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores in Mexico. On December 5,2014,the Santiago Stock Exchange announced it was joining the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative,becoming the 17th Partner Exchange of the initiative.
The SET50 and SET100 Indices are the primary stock indices of Thailand. The constituents of both lists are companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) in Bangkok.
The SET Index is a Thai composite stock market index calculated by the prices of all common stocks on the main board of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET),except for stocks that have been suspended for more than one year. It is a market capitalization-weighted price index which compares the current market value of all listed common shares with its value on the base date of April 30,1975,when the Index was established and set at 100 points.
PFTS index is a benchmark index of PFTS Ukraine Stock Exchange,Ukraine's leading bourse. Beside PFTS Index,there are also the UX Index of the Ukrainian Exchange and the Ukrainian Average Index 50 (UAI-50) being composed by analysts of internet-publisher fundmarket.ua.
The CBV-Index,or Corporates and Businesses of Vietnam Index,is a market index containing the stocks of 50 leading corporations of Vietnam. Subsets of this index include the CBV 10 and CBV 20.
The CSI 300 is a capitalization-weighted stock market index designed to replicate the performance of the top 300 stocks traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. It has two sub-indexes:the CSI 100 Index and the CSI 200 Index. Over the years,it has been deemed the Chinese counterpart of the S&P 500 index and a better gauge of the Chinese stock market than the more traditional SSE Composite Index.
In finance,a stock index,or stock market index,is an index that measures the performance of a stock market,or of a subset of a stock market. It helps investors compare current stock price levels with past prices to calculate market performance.
The SZSE Component Index is an index of 500 stocks that are traded at the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE). It is the main stock market index of SZSE.
The TA-125 Index, typically referred to as the Tel Aviv 125 and formerly the TA-100 Index,is a stock market index of the 125 most highly capitalised companies listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). The index began on 1 January 1992 with a base level of 100. The highest value reached to date is 2152.16,in January 2022. On 12 February 2017,the index was expanded to include 125 instead of 100 stocks,in an attempt to improve stability and therefore reduce risk for trackers and encourage foreign investment.
Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect is a cross-boundary investment channel that connects the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Under the program,investors in each market are able to trade shares on the other market using their local brokers and clearing houses. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced the programme on 10 April 2014. The scheme launched on 17 November 2014.
The 2015-2016 Chinese stock market turbulence began with the popping of a stock market bubble on 12 June 2015 and ended in early February 2016. A third of the value of A-shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange was lost within one month of the event. Major aftershocks occurred around 27 July and 24 August's "Black Monday". By 8–9 July 2015,the Shanghai stock market had fallen 30 percent over three weeks as 1,400 companies,or more than half listed,filed for a trading halt in an attempt to prevent further losses. Values of Chinese stock markets continued to drop despite efforts by the government to reduce the fall. After three stable weeks the Shanghai index fell again by 8.48 percent on 24 August,marking the largest fall since 2007.
The CSI 100 Index is a capitalization-weighted,free float adjusted stock market index designed to replicate the performance of top 100 stocks traded in the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges. It is a sub-index of CSI 300 Index.
