S&P 500
In this section, you will find important S&P 500 news, actionable trading ideas, and a live SPX500 CFD chart to help you understand the markets better.
The S&P 500 is one of the most widely quoted Wall Street indices because it represents the largest publicly traded companies in the USA based on market capitalization of 500 large companies listed on the Wall Street Exchange.
The S&P 500 index uses a market cap weighting method, assigning a higher percentage allocation in the index to companies with the largest market capitalizations. The S&P 500 is different from the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 and the NASDAQ Composite index, because of its diverse constituency and weighting method. S&P 500 is one of the most followed equity indices, for financial institutions and retail investors and many use it as a benchmark of the U.S. economy. The price of the index depends on the value of the companies included in the index. Many investors believe that the S&P 500 is mirroring the US economy so decide to go long or short the index according to their outlook of the US economy.
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S&P 500 News
Wall Street indices started higher the day with the S&P 500 adding 1.02% at 2,906.0. The Dow Jones trading 0.54% higher at 26,155, while the Nasdaq trading 0.99% higher at 7,941 as investors worries on trade war ease, after better trade data from China. S&P 500 gets a lift from [...]
Wall Street indices started mixed the week with the S&P 500 on positive foot adding 0.34% higher at 2,977.90. The Dow Jones currently trading -0.19% lower at 27,105, while the Nasdaq trading 0.54% at 8,191 after White House and Congress are finalizing an agreement that would raise the debt limit [...]
US stock markets are a tad lower following a softer than expected Chicago PMI. Economists projected a slight decline in Chicago PMI to 53.1 from 54.2. However, the outcome was 49.7, indicating a contraction in Chicago manufacturing. The S&P 500 traded lower, but the Nasdaq 100 took a bigger hit. [...]
The Nasdaq Composite Index outperformed today adding 0.73 percent to 7,967.76 while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) lost 10.24 points, or 0.04 percent, to 26,526.58, and the S&P 500 ended 0.38 percent higher to 2,924.92 on improved sentiment as traders await positive outcome from the G20 Summit in Osaka, [...]
The S&P 500 is looking fragile and using data from June 18, we can see that the price has carved out a head and shoulders pattern in the one-hour chart. I usually, don’t pay attention to short duration patterns in the one hour as they can easily morph into something [...]
Wall Street extends gains for fourth day in a row as equities attract investor’s bids after FED removed the patience stance and open the doors for interest rate cuts as soon as July. Dow Jones is adding 0.71 percent to 26,690, the S&P 500 gain 0.59 percent to 2,943 while [...]
