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Hang Seng IndexThe main indicator of stock market performance in Hong Kong based on 33 companies. The index is arithmetically calculated and weighted by market capitalisation.Hang Seng indexThe major index in Hong Kong.Hang Seng index Similar MatchesIndex fundIndex fundInvestment fund designed to match the returns on a stock market index. Mutual fund whose portfolio matches that of a broad-based index such as the S&P 500 and whose performance therefore mirrors the market as represented by that index. Indexed bondIndexed bondBond whose payments are linked to an index, e.g., the consumer price index. FTSE MID 250 IndexFTSE MID 250 IndexAn index of the share prices of the 250 largest companies (by market capitalisation) immediately following the largest 100 (FTSE 100). See also FTSE Actuaries All-Share Index.Stock Exchange indices are designed to give investors an idea of the general movement of the stock markets and its overall value. By comparing the performance of their own portfolios with the performance of one of the Stock Exchange indices, investors can see how well they have done from a comparative point of view. In particular they can see whether they would have been better off putting their money in an index tracker fund.Stock Exchange indices are designed to give investors an idea of the general movement of the stock markets and its overall value. By comparing the performance of their own portfolios with the performance of one of the Stock Exchange indices, investors can see how well they have done from a comparative point of view. In particular they can see whether they would have been better off putting their money in an index tracker fund.The main sub-indices of the FTSE Actuaries All-Share Index are:FTSE 100: the 100 largest quoted companies in the UKFTSE MID 250: the next largest 250 companiesFTSE A 350: combination of FTSE 100 and FTSE 250FTSE Smallcap: the remaining companies listed in the FTSE Actuaries All-Share indexFTSE A Fledgling: companies too small to qualify for the FTSE All-Share FTSE AIM: companies trading on the Alternative Investment MarketTechMark: index of companies primarily involved in technologyThe companies in the FTSE Actuaries All-Share Index are also divided into 7 main industrial groupings:Mineral extractionGeneral industrialConsumer goodsServicesUtilitiesFinancialsInvestment trustsThese categories are divided further into 37 subcategories. Bond Buyers municipal bond indexBond Buyers municipal bond indexA municipal bond price tracking index published daily by the Bond Buyer. Money Flow IndexMoney Flow IndexA volume indicator that tracks the flow of money into or out of a market. A divergence between the Money Flow Index and price trend can warn of a possible trend reversal. Further SuggestionsStock indexStochastics index Stock Index Future Index futures Trade Restrictiveness Index Standard & Poors SmallCap 600 Index Stratified sampling approach to indexing Lehman Brothers Government Bond Index Capital International Indexes index indexation R Rate Index Profitability index International market index Arms index Index option Barrons confidence index Lehman Brothers Corporate Bond Index Consumer Price Index OEX index Stock index option Buying the index TSE 300 (Toronto Stock Exchange 100 index) Market index retail price index |
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