Stock Market Indices
It publishes a large number of stock market indices, covering every region of the world, market capitalization level and type of investment (e.g., indices for REITs and preferred stocks)
These indices include:
- S&P 500 – free-float capitalization-weighted index of the prices of 500 large-capitalization common stocks actively traded in the US.
- S&P 400 MidCap Index
- S&P 600 SmallCap Index
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