The S&P/ASX 200 Index (INDEXASX: XJO) is an Australian stock market index, created and maintained by Standard & Poor’s (S&P). It tracks the value of the 200 largest public companies ranked by their market capitalisation, adjusted for the shares that are actually available on the market. The S&P/ASX 200 will increase if enough companies see their share prices rise, and fall when they are sold down.
If you’re studying the stock market’s return over time, don’t forget about dividends. The XJO index does NOT include dividends paid by companies. If you want a more complete picture of the performance of Australian shares, use the S&P/ASX 200 Net Total Return Index (INDEXASX: XNT) index.
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This chart shows performance of the index and S&P/ASX 200 Net Total Return (INDEXASX: XNT), which includes the impact of dividends being reinvested. The three most popular indices for Australian shares are the All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO), S&P/ASX 200 Net Total Return (INDEXASX: XNT), and S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO).
US stock markets posted a strong finish to the week as Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) revealed plans to split its business into two.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) finished the week on a stronger note on Friday as Zip Co (ASX:Z1P) and Link (ASX:LNK) shares made headlines.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) weakened throughout the day on Wednesday as NAB (ASX:NAB) and Vicinity Centres (ASX:VCX) made headlines.
US stock markets ended their run of ‘perfect weeks’ overnight as PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares were in the news.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) fell another 0.2% on Tuesday as National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB) and Scentre (ASX:SCG) shares made headlines.
All three US stock markets gained on Monday as Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) were in the news.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) experienced a rare loss on Monday as SiteMinder (ASX:SDR) and Sydney Airport (ASX:SYD) shares made headlines.
It was a positive week across local and global sharemarkets, with the S&P/ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) up nearly 2%. Here are my key takeaways.
The upward march continued in US stock markets during the week as Peloton (NASDAQ:PTON) stock made headlines on Friday.
US stock markets posted a strong finish to the week as Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) revealed plans to split its business into two.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) finished the week on a stronger note on Friday as Zip Co (ASX:Z1P) and Link (ASX:LNK) shares made headlines.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) weakened throughout the day on Wednesday as NAB (ASX:NAB) and Vicinity Centres (ASX:VCX) made headlines.
US stock markets ended their run of ‘perfect weeks’ overnight as PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares were in the news.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) fell another 0.2% on Tuesday as National Australia Bank (ASX:NAB) and Scentre (ASX:SCG) shares made headlines.
All three US stock markets gained on Monday as Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) and Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) were in the news.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) experienced a rare loss on Monday as SiteMinder (ASX:SDR) and Sydney Airport (ASX:SYD) shares made headlines.
It was a positive week across local and global sharemarkets, with the S&P/ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) up nearly 2%. Here are my key takeaways.
The upward march continued in US stock markets during the week as Peloton (NASDAQ:PTON) stock made headlines on Friday.
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