The S&P 500 index is entering the Christmas holiday period with extended gains as investors pin their hopes on stronger-than-expected...
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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.
What is S&P 500 ?
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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The S&P 500 index opened Tuesday’s trading on a higher note, as shares of Nike and Micron surged on better-than-expected...
The S&P 500 index started the day’s trading session sharply lower but has been able to pare some of these...
The S&P 500 index is slightly lower as of writing, as US stocks respond in mixed fashion to a worse-than-expected...
Wall Street is feeling the brunt of Friday’s flight to safety in the financial markets, with the S&P 500 index...
Market expectations of an earlier-than-scheduled rate hike are overwhelming any positive sentiment around the lowest jobless claims since 1969, as...
The Invesco QQQ and SPY stock prices have done well this year. The two popular ETFs have jumped by more...
The S&P 500 index has hit new record highs after the upbeat jobs report of October and the dropping of long-term bond yields as a result of the BoE's unexpected dovish action on Thursday.
S&P 500 index inches close to new record highs. Weekly jobless claims hit new pandemic-level lows. Stellar earnings from US...
The S&P 500 index is presently trading lower after the International Monetary Fund lowered its global economic forecast for 2021. ...