Stocks and market indexes
When you see a wide-eyed news presenter state that 'the market has hit all-time highs!' they are referring to an index. In the US, major stock indices include the 24 Jan 2018 There are nearly 3.3 million stock market indices around the world, according to new research from the Index Industry Association (IIA). The Dow Jones Industrial Average is the oldest and most popular of the stock indexes in the market today. It began on May 26, 1896, when Charles Dow listed 12