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Index Investigation A stock index is a method of tracking and measuring the ups and downs of the stock market as a whole, or just a particular section of the market. The price changes of a selected (imaginary) portfolio of stocks are averaged to get a snapshot of their market performance. Indexes can be compared against one another to provide insight into a variety of market conditions . There are hundreds of indexes representing any and all combinations of types of stocks. 1. A stock index measures the performance of the stock market as a whole, or a segment of the market by __________________ the ___________________ changes of selected stocks. a. ignoring; minor b. duplicating; monthly c. averaging; price d. totaling; value 2. DJIA is an acronym for the _____________________________________ which is also referred to as the _________. 3. Name 3 companies in the DJIA not mentioned in this lesson. List by name and ticker symbol. Company name: _______________________________________________ Ticker symbol: _________ Company name: _______________________________________________ Ticker symbol: _________ Company name: _______________________________________________ Ticker symbol: _________ Dow Jones Industrial Average Dow student ’s discretion PRODUCT PREVIEW 4. How many corporations’ stocks make up the S&P 500 index? ________ (Duh.) 5. Match the major market index with its related stock market and ticker symbol: INDEX EXCHANGE SYMBOL 500
Dow Jones (DJIA)
Mexico Stock Exchange Tokyo Stock Exchange
SX5E
S&P 500
MEXBOL
Bolsa
Nasdaq
NI225
Bovespa
Hong Kong Stock Exchange Bombay Stock Exchange
IBOV DJIA
Nikkei
Hang Seng
Eurozone Blue Chips
HSI IXIC
Sensex Stoxx 50
Sao Paolo Stock Exchange
NYSE & Nasdaq
SENSEX
Nasdaq Composite
NYSE
GSPC
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