monitors the performance of stocks that are traded on that exchange in New York City. The Nasdaq stock

market includes about 3,600 stocks, with a concentration of technology stocks. Table 17.1 lists some of the

most commonly cited measures of U.S. and international stock markets.

Measure of the Stock Market

Comments

Dow Jones Industrial Average

Based on 30 large companies from a diverse set of representative

(DJIA): https://www.spglobal.com/

industries, chosen by analysts at Dow Jones and Company. The index was

spdji/en/

started in 1896.

Standard & Poor’s 500:

Based on 500 large U.S. firms, chosen by analysts at Standard & Poor’s to

http://www.standardandpoors.com

represent the economy as a whole.

Wilshire 5000:

Includes essentially all U.S. companies with stock ownership. Despite the

http://www.wilshire.com

name, this index includes about 7,000 firms.

New York Stock Exchange:

http://www.nyse.com
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