S&P 500 — US Large Cap Index
FTSE 100 — UK Blue Chips
Euro Stoxx 50 — Eurozone Leaders
DAX 40 — German Equities
CAC 40 — French Market Index
Nikkei 225 — Japan Benchmark
Hang Seng — Hong Kong Index
Shanghai Composite — China Mainland
ASX 200 — Australian Market
TSX Composite — Canada Index
Nifty 50 — India Large Cap
STI Index — Singapore Market
KOSPI — South Korea Index
Bovespa — Brazil Equities
JSE Top 40 — South Africa Index
IPC Index — Mexico Market
Indices
The indices are performance indicators that indicate the performance of a certain market segment or the market as a whole. A stock market index is constructed by choosing equities from similar companies or those that match a predetermined set of criteria.
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TAIEX Rebounds from 4-Week Low but Posts Weekly Loss
The TAIEX, Taiwan’s benchmark stock index, rose 141 points, or 0.3%, to close at 47,111 on Friday, rebounding after falling…
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ASX 200 Marks 3rd Straight Weekly Rise, Up 1%
The ASX 200 jumped 90 points, or 1.0%, to finish at 8,807 on Friday, reaching a near five-week high that…
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NZX 50 Ends 0.6% Lower, Little Changed for the Week
The NZX 50 dropped 79 points, or 0.6%, to close at 13,754 on Friday, halting gains from the morning session…
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Indonesian Shares Suffer Biggest Daily Drop Since 1998 on MSCI Warning
Indonesian stocks plunged 630 points, or 10.8%, to around 5,233 by noon Friday, marking their steepest one-day decline since January…
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Sensex Edges Lower at Open
India’s BSE Sensex edged down around 0.1% to 74,278 on Friday, retreating from a four-month high as broad-based profit-taking offset…
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Taiwan Stocks Rebound from 4-Week Low
The TAIEX, Taiwan’s benchmark stock index, rose 518 points, or 1.1%, to 47,488 around noon on Friday, rebounding after falling…
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Australian Stocks Head for 3rd Straight Weekly Rise
Australian shares jumped 96 points or 1.1% to 8,818 in early Friday trade, rebounding after two sessions of weakness and…
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Japanese Shares Rise as Tech Selloff Eases
The Nikkei 225 Index rose more than 1% to above 65,000 on Friday, recovering some of the previous session’s losses…
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South Korean Shares Rebound After 7-Day Decline
The benchmark KOSPI rose more than 3% to around 5,730 on Friday, recovering part of a seven-day slide near an…
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China Stocks Rebound, Still Set for Weekly Decline
The Shanghai Composite rose 0.4% to 3,722 on Friday, while the Shenzhen Component gained 0.6% to 11,891, with both indices…
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