International Market
USA
1) Dow Jones Industrial Average:
(Source: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/djia.asp ,
https://www.slickcharts.com/dowjones )
Tracks 30 large public owned blue chip companies on the NYSE and Nasdaq
Gauges the broader US economy
Weighted price index (Based on price of each stock, higher the price of 1
stock, greater the influence)
Top 3 Companies by Size: Microsoft, Nvidia, Apple
Top 3 companies by Influence: Goldman Sachs(9.34%), Microsoft Inc(7.02%),
Caterpillar Inc. (5.29%)
DJIA Price = SUM (Component Stock Prices) ÷ Dow Divisor
Microsoft: Tech company, Products: Windows OS, Microsoft Office, Azure
(Cloud Computing), LinkedIn, Teams, Xbox
Nvidia: Manufacturer, AI Chips, Semiconductors, GPUs, AI, Data Center Tech
Apple: Consumer tech and software infterface systems
2) Nasdaq Composite Index:
(Source: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nasdaqcompositeindex.asp ,
https://in.marketscreener.com/quote/index/NASDAQ-COMPOSITE-4944/component
s/ )
Tracks approx. 2500 stocks listed on the Nasdaq exchange, with a heavy focus
on the tech sector, with both US and international companies
Market capitalization-weighted index
Stocks that are included are common stocks, ordinary shares, American
depositary receipts (ADRs), units of real estate investment trusts (REITs), and
publicly traded partnerships, and tracking stocks. Stocks that aren't eligible
for inclusion are the securities of closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds
(ETFs), preferred shares, rights, warrants, convertible debenture securities, or
other derivatives.
Calculated by summing the market capitalization of its components based on
the current price of the constituents
Top 3 weights in the Index: Microsoft, Nvidia, Apple
3) S&P 500:
(Source: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sp500.asp ,
https://www.slickcharts.com/sp500 )
The S&P 500 Index features 500 leading U.S. publicly traded companies with a
primary emphasis on market capitalization.
The S&P is a float-weighted index. The number of shares available for public
trading adjusts the market capitalizations of the companies in the index
one of the best gauges of large U.S. stocks and even the entire equities
market because of its depth and diversity.
Company Weighting in S & P= Total of all market caps/Company market cap
Conditions to be included:
o It must have a total market capitalization of at least $14.5 billion.
o Must be a U.S. company
o A float-adjusted liquidity ratio (FALR) greater than or equal to 0.75
o A positive sum of the most recent four consecutive quarters of trailing
earnings
o Positive earnings for its most recent quarter
o Must meet certain liquidity requirements
Top 3 companies: Microsoft, Nvidia, Apple
