Stock Market Indexes

 

What are Market Indexes?

Above the Green Line lists the most common Global Market Indices used by Traders, Investors and Financial Institutions. Each index represents different segments of the market and/or global exchanges. The indices are a hypothetical portfolio of the companies associated with the financial segment.

 

Shown below is a list of some of the most popular Global Indexes followed by some lesser known indexes.

List of Most Popular Stock Market Indexes (Indices)

• S&P 500 (SPX): measures 500 large-caps in U.S. stock market
• Dow Jones 30 (DJI): compares 30 large-cap U.S. stocks
• Nasdaq 100 (NDX): index made up of 103 largest non-financial companies
• Russell 2000 (RUT): small-cap index of 2000 stocks
• FTSE 100/Footsie (FTSE): 100 large-cap companies on London Stock Exchange
• Dax 30 (DAX): 30 blue chip German stocks on Frankfurt Exchange
• Nikkei 225 (NKY): 225 stocks on the Tokyo Stock exchange
• Hang Seng Index (HSI): weighted index of Hong Kong’s largest companies
• Nifty 50 (NIFTY): weighted average of 50 of the largest Indian companies

Other Stock Indexes

Nasdaq Composite NYSE Composite MSCI World S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index FTSE All-World index series PSE Mining and Oil Index VIX BSE SENSEX CAC 40 KOSPI MERVAL S&P 400 Hang Seng China H-Financials Index FTSE All-World index series Dow Jones Transportation Average

IBOVESPA S&P/TSX Composite Index SSE Composite Index S&P/ASX 200 EURO STOXX 50 NYSE American Composite Index Taiwan Capitalization Weighted Stock Index BEL 20 MOEX Russia Index Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index PHLX Semiconductor Sector Wilshire 5000 IBEX 35 Barron’s 400 Index

SZSE Component Index Straits Times Index S&P/NZX 50 Index Indice de Precios y Cotizaciones FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI SZSE Component Index All Ordinaries Top 40 USD Net TRI EURONEXT 100 TA-125 Index AEX index Russell 3000 Index Russell 1000 Index OMX Stockholm 30 Swiss Market Index