stock market index
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4.1
- noun
- /stɑk ˈmɑrkɪt ˈɪndɛks/
- Specialized
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índice bursátil
- A rise in the stock market index can signal increased investor confidence.
- a major stock market index
- a stock market index fund
- the stock market index doubled
There are two main uses for a stock market index, benchmarking and investment.
- There are two main uses for a stock market index, benchmarking and investment.
- This could also become an issue soon for stocks because underperforming companies risk being removed from some of the larger stock market indexes.
Examples
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The outage, which left brokers unable to process orders, came a day after the main Italian stock market index closed down 3.6 percent, making it the worst performing European market on Monday.
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In 2005, the stock market index fell 26 percent.
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The stock market index doubled in the year since July 1989, better than any other market in the world.
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There are two main uses for a stock market index, benchmarking and investment.
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This is the most important stock market index to follow because it’s the leader.
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During the past two years, the Shanghai stock-market index has risen from 1,000 to 6,000.
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At the same time, the stock market indices have gained less during Republican administrations and more during Democratic administrations.
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Now look at the stock market index; it has entered the rebound cycle, characterized by individual stocks in the forefront, so this time investors must follow to operate before the introduction of the idea.
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The stock market index indicates how the overall market is performing by tracking the prices of selected stocks.
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Investors often look at the stock market index to gauge the health of the economy.
Synonyms
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4.2
A number showing the average price of stocks in 30 large US companies
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3.9
A number showing how the stock prices of 30 large US companies are doing
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3.4
A number that shows how a group of stocks is doing
A number that shows how a group of stocks is doing in the market
How Broad
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: an 'index' is a numeric indicator and 'stock market' refers to the market for stocks, so 'stock market index' straightforwardly denotes an indicator for the stock market. This noun-noun compounding is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the three words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun stock market index is like a scoreboard for stocks: it takes many company stock prices from the market and turns them into one number, the index. So, it tells investors 'how the market is doing'.