Brussels’ benchmark index posts gains at market close on June 12

Positive session for him Bell-20 indexwhich closed on Wednesday, June 12 with promotions 0.41%even the 3906.79 points. he Bell-20 index The maximum size is marked 3,914 points Minimum size 3,847.23 points. Trading range for Bell-20 index Between the highest and lowest points (maximum and minimum) during this day I stood at 1.71%.

Regarding the past seven days, Bell-20 index Record a decrease in 0.32%%; Despite this, year to date, the increase is still accumulating 6.79%. he Bell-20 index A. is located 3.04% Below this year’s maximum (4,029.25 points) and a 9.96% Higher than his minimum rating so far this year (3552.84 points).

Stock index It is an indicator used to know the development of the price of a specific group of assets.for which data is collected from different companies or sectors in a part of the market.

These indicators are mainly used by stock exchanges in various countries Each of them can be integrated by companies with specific requirements Such as having a similar market capitalization or belonging to the same type of business, there are also some indicators that take into account only a handful of stocks to determine their value or other indicators that take into account hundreds of stocks.

Stock market indices act as Stock market confidence index, business confidence, national and global economic health, and stock investment performance And the entity’s shares. If investors lack confidence, the value of stocks tends to decline.

Likewise, they work to measure Asset manager performance Allow investors to compare profitability and risk; Measure financial asset opportunities or create portfolios.

This type of indicator began to be used at the end of the nineteenth century Journalist Charles H. Dao. He looked closely at how stocks of companies tended to rise or fall in price together, so he created two indexes: one containing the 20 most important railroad companies (because they were the most important industry at the time), plus 12 stocks from other railroad companies. Business types

Currently there are different indicators and They can be grouped together based on geography, sectors, company size, or even asset type.For example, the US Nasdaq index consists of the 100 largest companies largely related to technology such as Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), Facebook (FB), Alphabet (GOOG), Tesla (TSLA), Nvidia ( NVDA), PayPal (PYPL), Comcast (CMCSA), Adobe (ADBE).

Each stock index has its own method of calculationBut the main factor is the market capitalization of each company that comprises it. This is obtained by multiplying the daily value of securities in the corresponding stock market by the total number of shares traded in the market.

Required by companies listed on the stock market Provide balance Of its composition. The said report must be published every three or six months, as appropriate.

Reading a stock index also means being careful about its changes over time. New indices always start with a fixed value based on security prices On the start date, but not everyone follows this method. Therefore, it can lead to inaccuracy.

If one index gains 500 points in one day, while another gains only 20 points, it may appear that the first index performed better. However, if the former started the day at 30,000 points and the latter at 300, we can conclude, in percentage terms, that the gains of the latter were greater.

between the Major stock indices in the US Federation There is the Dow Jones Industrial Average, commonly known as… Dow JonesWhich consists of 30 companies Standard & Poor’s 500Which includes 500 of the largest companies on the New York Stock Exchange. Finally comes Nasdaq 100which brings together 100 of the largest non-financial companies.

On the other hand, the most important indicators Europe she Eurostock 50, which covers the 50 most important companies in the euro area. On the other hand, the DAX 30It is the main German index that contains the strongest companies on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. the FTSE 100 index From the London Stock Exchange; he CAC 40 From the Paris Stock Exchange; And the Ibex 35from the Spanish stock market.

in Asiawe have the Nikki 225, consisting of the 225 largest companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. also, SSE Composite Index, which appears as the most representative of China, and consists of the companies most closely linked to the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Likewise, it is worth noting Hang Seong Index In Hong Kong and Cosby In South Korea.

We’re talking about latin americaYou have Consumer price indexwhich contains 35 most influential companies on the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV). At least a third of them belong to the capital of tycoon Carlos Slim.

Another is Bovespa, consisting of the 50 most important companies on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange; he Merval From Argentina; he IPSA From Chile; he MSCI COOLCAP From Colombia; he cry Caracas, consisting of 6 companies from Venezuela.

Likewise, there are other types of global stock indices such as MSCI Latin AmericaWhich includes the most important 137 companies in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.

Likewise, there is MSCI WorldWhich includes 1,600 companies from 23 developed countries; he MSCI Emerging MarketsIt consists of more than 800 companies from developing countries; And the Standard & Poor’s Global 100consisting of the 100 most powerful multinational companies on the entire planet.