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how they compare to one another

how each stock in the index is performin

how they have chaned over a period of time

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Understanding How Indexes Report Data The securities market is tracked by a wide variety of indexes, each of which focuses on a different group of stocks. The following table lists stock quotes from four of the most widely cited indexes: the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), the Nasdaq-100, the S&P 500, and the NYSE Index, where in interpreting these numbers, it is most important to consider DJIA 28,851.92 +331.11) Index Quotes Nasdaq-100 S&P 500 8,951.13 (-183.78) 3,146.97 (-35.98) NYSE Index 13.325.68 (+111.69) True or False: Based on the numbers not in parentheses in the previous table, you can tell that Nasdaq-100 stocks were performing roughly two-thirds as well as NYSE Index stocks at the time this data was collected. True O False Complete the following table by indicating each stock index's description, as well as the number of stocks each index tracks. Description Size Index DJIA Nasdaq-100 NYSE Index S&P 500 stocks stocks Over 2,000 stocks stocks All large NYSE stocks, as well as major AMEX and Nasdaq Stocks The biggest (non-financial) firms traded on Nasdaq Automobile industry stocks Primarily stocks from the NYSE, but a few Nasdaq stocks as well All stocks listed on the "big board" Manufacturing stocks Technology stocks Understanding How Indexes Report Data The securities market is tracked by a wide variety of indexes, each of which focuses on a different group of stocks. The following table lists stock quotes from four of the most widely cited indexes: the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), the Nasdaq-100, the S&P 500, and the NYSE Index, where in interpreting these numbers, it is most important to consider DJIA 28,851.92 +331.11) Index Quotes Nasdaq-100 S&P 500 8,951.13 (-183.78) 3,146.97 (-35.98) NYSE Index 13.325.68 (+111.69) True or False: Based on the numbers not in parentheses in the previous table, you can tell that Nasdaq-100 stocks were performing roughly two-thirds as well as NYSE Index stocks at the time this data was collected. True O False Complete the following table by indicating each stock index's description, as well as the number of stocks each index tracks. Description Size Index DJIA Nasdaq-100 NYSE Index S&P 500 stocks stocks Over 2,000 stocks stocks All large NYSE stocks, as well as major AMEX and Nasdaq Stocks The biggest (non-financial) firms traded on Nasdaq Automobile industry stocks Primarily stocks from the NYSE, but a few Nasdaq stocks as well All stocks listed on the "big board" Manufacturing stocks Technology stocks