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- Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) A price-weighted index of 30 large US companies, first published in 1896 and the oldest widely followed US stock average.
- Market index A calculated value that tracks a group of securities, such as the S&P 500, used as a benchmark and as the basis for index funds.
- Russell 2000 FTSE Russell’s benchmark of about 2,000 US small-cap stocks, the smallest members of the Russell 3000; reconstituted twice a year from 2026.
- S&P 500 S&P Dow Jones Indices’ float-weighted index of 500 leading US companies, the most widely used benchmark for US large-cap stocks.
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