Which are the 4 MAJOR STOCK INDEXES?
1. DOW JONES
It represents 30 of the largest US companies of the industrial sectors (except for utilities and transportation, which have their own “Dow Jones” specific indexes) and is price-weighted
2. S&P 500
It includes the 500 largest companies in the US and is weighted by market capitalization
3. NASDAQ COMPOSITE
This is commonly known as a Tech-Heavy stock index, since it comprises a lot of companies of the technology sector and includes only common stocks that are traded exclusively on the Nasdaq market
4. RUSSELL 2000
It represents 2000 small market capitalization US companies, which are worth less than 10 billion
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