Nikkei 225: Japan’s main index closed lower on May 17

Bad day for him Nikki 225which ended on Friday, May 17, with slight declines in 0.34%even the 38787.38 points. he Nikki 225 The maximum number has been recorded 38842.49 points The minimum number 38,539.56 points. Trading range for Nikki 225 Between the highest and lowest points (maximum and minimum) during this day I stood at 0.78%.

If we look at the data for the past seven days,… Nikki 225 represents a rise 1.46%so last year still maintains an increase in 33.17%. he Nikki 225 A is located 5.14% Below this year’s maximum (40888.43 points) and a 16.52% Higher than its minimum price so far this year (33,288.29 points).

Stock index It is an indicator used to show the development of the price of a certain group of assetsfor 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 around the world Each of them can be combined by companies with specific characteristics Such as having a similar market value or belonging to the same type of industry, there are also some indicators that take into account only a handful of stocks to determine their value or others 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. In general, if investors do not have confidence, stock prices tend to fall.

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 noticed carefully 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 they were the most important industry at the time), plus 12 stocks from other types of companies

Currently in humanity there are various indications and They can combine efforts based on their location, sectors, company size or also 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 way of measuringBut 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 shares in the hands of investors.

Companies listed on the stock exchange are obligated to do so Provide balance Of its composition. This report must be reported every three or six months, as appropriate.

Reading a stock index also means observing its changes over time. New indicators always appear with a fixed value based on stock prices On the start date, but not everyone follows this method. Therefore, it can lead to failure.

If one index rises 500 points in one day, while another adds only 20 points, the former may appear to have generated a better return. However, if one started the day at 30,000 points and the other at 300, you can see, in percentage terms, that the second day’s gains were greater.

between the Major US stock indices There is the Dow Jones Industrial Average, commonly known as… Dow Jones, consisting of 30 companies. Likewise, the Standard & Poor’s 500Which includes 500 of the largest companies on the New York Stock Exchange. Finally, we must not forget Nasdaq 100which brings together 100 of the largest non-financial companies.

On the other hand, the most prominent indicators Europe she Eurostoxx 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 Asian continentThe main stock indices are Nikki 225, consisting of the 225 largest companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. And there too SSE Composite IndexWhich can be considered the main company in China, which consists of the most prominent companies on 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 reputed companies on the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV). At least a third of them are part of the ownership of businessman 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.

Finally, 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 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.