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Leontief compositeA composite of two or more goods or factors that includes them in fixed proportions, analogous to the Leontief technology.Similar MatchesComposite tapeComposite tapeSee: Tape S&P 500 Composite IndexS&P 500 Composite IndexIndex of 500 widely held common stocks that measures the general performance of the market. Standard and Poor's Composite Index (S&P 500)Standard and Poor's Composite Index (S&P 500)An index of the share prices of 500 US companies reflecting the general trend of the US stock market. The index covers the shares of industrial, transport, utilities and financial corporations. Composite currencyComposite currencyA currency defined as a specified combination of two or more currencies, normally existing only as a unit of account rather than as a physical currency. Examples include the SDR and the ECU. NYSE composite indexNYSE composite indexComposite index covering price movements of all new world common stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange. It is based on the close of the market on December 31, 1965, at a level of 50.00, and is weighted according to the number of shares listed for each issue. Print changes in the index are converted to dollars and cents so as to provide a meaningful measure of changes in the average price of listed stocks. The composite index is supplemented by separate indexes for four industry groups: industrial, transportation, utility, and finance. |
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