Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index starts the day higher on August 13

Positive opening for the day Hang Sing (Hong Kong)Which session begins on Tuesday, August 13, with increases. 0.77%until 17,243.62 pointsafter the opening. As for the past days, Hang Sing (Hong Kong) Add five consecutive earnings dates.

Taking into account the last seven days, Hang Sing (Hong Kong) Records an increase in 3.58%%; On the contrary, last year it still maintained a decline in 11.21%. he Hang Sing (Hong Kong) A is located 12.18% Below the maximum so far this year (19636.22 points) and 15.26% Above its current year low (14,961.18 points).

stock index It is an indicator used to show the price development of a certain group of assets.where you collect data from different companies or sectors within a market segment.

These indicators are mainly used by stock exchanges in different countries around the world and Each of them can be combined by companies with certain characteristics. Such as having similar market value or belonging to the same type of business, there are also some indices that take into account a few stocks to determine their value or other indices that take into account hundreds of stocks.

Stock market indicators act as Stock market sentiment, business confidence, national and global economic health, and stock investment performance And the company’s shares. In general, if investors lack confidence, stock prices tend to fall.

Likewise, it measures Asset Manager Performance Allowing investors to compare return and risk; measure the opportunities of financial assets or build portfolios.

This type of indicator came into use at the end of the nineteenth century after that. Journalist Charles H. Dow. He carefully observed how the stock prices of companies tended to rise or fall together, so he created two indices: one containing the 20 most important railroad companies (because that was the most important industry at the time), plus 12 stocks from other types of companies.

At present there are many indicators and They can join together based on their geography, sectors, company size, or even asset type.For example, the US Nasdaq index consists of the 100 largest companies mostly 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 calculation.But the main component is the market value of each company it comprises. This is obtained by multiplying the daily value of the bond in the corresponding stock market by the total shares held by investors.

Companies listed on the stock exchange are obligated to do so. Providing balance From its composition. This report should be published every three or six months, as appropriate.

Reading a stock index also requires examining how it changes over time. Current indices always start with a fixed value based on the prices of the securities. On the start date, but not everyone follows this method. Therefore, it can be misleading.

If one index gains 500 points in a day, while another only adds 20 points, it may appear that the former has made a better return. However, if the former starts the day at 30,000 points and the latter at 300, we can conclude, in percentage terms, that the latter has made a greater gain.

Among Major US Stock Indices There is the Dow Jones Industrial Average, known as Dow Jonesof which 30 companies are part of it. Similarly, Standard & Poor’s 500Which includes 500 of the largest companies on the New York Stock Exchange. Finally, there is Nasdaq 100which includes 100 of the largest non-financial companies.

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

in AsiaThe major stock indices are: Nikki 225consisting of the 225 largest companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Similarly, SSE Composite Indexis the main company in China, and consists of the most prominent companies on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Likewise, it is worth mentioning Hang Seong Index In Hong Kong and Cosby In South Korea.

with regard to Latin America Regionyou have Consumer Price Indexwhich contains Top 35 Companies on the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV)At least a third of them are owned by businessman Carlos Slim.

The last is Bovespacomposed of the 50 most important companies on the São Paulo Stock Exchange; is Merval From Argentina; he is IPSA From Chile; he is MSCI Colcap From Colombia; he is cry Caracas, consisting of 6 companies from Venezuela.

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

Likewise, there are MSCI WorldWhich includes 1,600 companies from 23 developed countries; it is MSCI Emerging MarketsIt consists of more than 800 companies from developing countries; and S&P Global 100made up of the 100 most powerful multinational companies on the entire planet.