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Thread #114804 Message #2453398
Posted By: GUEST,leeneia
29-Sep-08 - 09:48 PM
Thread Name: BS: Dumb Q: What are stock market 'points'?
Subject: RE: BS: Dumb Q: What are stock market 'points'?
Google this:
Dow Jones Industrial average definition
The DJ is the most famous statistic about stock prices. It is based n the prices of 30 huge corporations.
There are other averages for smaller stocks, but I forget their names right now. Let's see, Standard and Poors (500 stocks) Wiltshire, Russell...
NASDAQ, is there a NASDAQ?