stock index

Equity performance tracker

A stock index is a statistical measure tracking the performance of a group of stocks, used to gauge overall market health or specific sectors.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average tracks 30 major companies; the S&P 500 covers 500 large U.S. stocks.

Investors use indices as benchmarks: My portfolio outperformed the index this year.

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