A measure of stock price changes based on the performance of 500 selected common stocks. The average takes into account not only the price of the stocks but also the number of outstanding shares. Abbreviated S&P 500, it is a broader market indicator than the Dow, which consists of only 30 stocks.
Composed of 500 stocks, it is a value weighted index where the stocks with the highest value (number of shares outstanding multiplied by the price per share) have the greatest affect on the index. It is a broader representation of the market than the Dow Jones Industrial Average but both move in tandem most of the time and both are frequently used to gauge the health or direction of the stock market as a whole.
An index of 500 major U.S. corporations. There are 400 industrial firms, 20 transportation firms, 40 utilities, and 40 financial firms. This index is value-weighted.
A well known index computed by Standard & Poor's Corporation, determined by the price action of 500 widely held common stocks from different sectors of the economy. It is frequently considered representative of the stock market as a whole.
Standard & Poor's is a corporation that rates stocks and corporate and municipal bonds according to risk profiles. The S&P 500 is an index of 500 major, large-cap U.S. corporations.
An index of 500 major U.S. corporations. It is a broad-based measurement of changes in stock market conditions based on the average performance of 500 widely held common stocks. The index tracks industrial, transportation, financial, and utility stocks. The composition of the 500 stocks is flexible and the number of issues in each sector vary
A well-known, value-rated index of 500 major US companies: 400 industrial firms, 20 transportation firms, 40 utilities firms, and 40 financial firms
Broad-based measurement of changes in stock market conditions based on the average performance of 500 widely held common stocks commonly known as the Standard & Poor's 500 or S&P 500.
A broad-based measurement of 500 very large companies, representing various sectors, that currently trade on the New York Stock Exchange. The companies that comprise the S&P 500 are weighted according to their respective shares outstanding. This index serves as a benchmark measuring stock market performance on a daily basis. Since the S&P 500 tracks many more companies than the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), which tracks only 30 companies, the S&P500 has become a much more accurate measurement of the market's daily movements.
A composite index consisting of 500 stocks. It consists of four other indexes: S&P Industrial (400 stocks), S&P Transportation (20 stocks), S&P Utilities (40 stocks), and S&P Financial (40 stocks).
A daily measure of stock market performance that is based on a selected group of 500 companies. The S&P 500 is often used as a general indicator of the equity market.
The S&P 500® is a registered trademark of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and has been licensed for use by Fidelity Distributors Corporation and its affiliates. It is an unmanaged index of the common stock prices of 500 widely held U.S. stocks. Standard & Poor's (a unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.) calculates the market prices of these stocks, including the reinvestment of dividends as a way to track the performance of the stock market in general.
A market value-weighted index of 500 major U.S. corporations that includes 400 industrial firms, 20 transportation firms, 40 utilities, and 40 financial firms.
A daily measure of share market performance, based on the performance of 500 major companies. Though it does not include transaction or management costs, the S&P500 is often used as a yardstick for equity fund performance.
A composite index that tracks 500 industrial, transportation, public utility, and financial stocks. The selection of stocks included in the index is determined by Standard & Poor's Corporation, which also publishes the index. See: ; Standard & Poor's Corporation
This index is designed to be representative of the U.S. equities market and consists of 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy.
An index of stocks composed of 400 industrial companies, 40 utility companies, 40 financial firms, and 20 transportation companies. The index is capitalization-weighted.
A market-value weighted index that tracks the performance of 500 widely held large-cap stocks in the industrial, transportation, utility, and financial sectors. It is often looked to by experienced investors as a measure of changes in the broad market.
