Chapter: 3 How Securities are Traded?

Section: 10 Share Index

In order to track the overall market movements, stock exchanges or other institutions have developed a number of price indices. These indices are computed taking into account a base year price level and current aggregate price level in the market. There are also sector indices to monitor sector performance.

  

Names of major international markets and indices

 

Country

Markets

Major Market Index

United States

NYSE

Dow Jones Industrial Average

United Kingdom

London Stock Exchange

FTSE 100

China

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Hang Seng

Saudi Arabia

Tadawul

Tadawul All Share index