South Korean market opened lower on July 12.

Negative session for CosbyWhich session begins on Friday, July 12th with the fall of 0.81%even the 2,867.81 pointsafter the opening. If we compare the data with previous days, then Cosby He finished three consecutive sessions with a positive trend.

Taking into account the last seven days, Cosby Records an increase in 0.19%%So since last year it is still piling up. 10.58%. he Cosby A is located 0.81% Below the maximum for this year (2,891.35 points) and a 17.73% Above its minimum rating so far this year (2435.90 points).

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

These indicators are mainly used by stock exchanges in each country and Each of them can be combined by companies with certain characteristics. Such as having similar market value or belonging to the same industry, also there are some indices that take into account only a handful of stocks to determine their value or others that take into account hundreds of stocks.

Stock market indicators act as Stock market confidence index, business confidence, national and global economic health, and stock investment performance Entity shares. In general, if investors lack confidence, stock prices tend to fall.

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

This type of indicator came into use at the end of the nineteenth century after that. Journalist Charles H. Dow. He carefully investigated how company stocks tended to rise or fall in price 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 of other types of companies.

Currently in humanity there are different indicators and They can be grouped based on their geographic location, sectors, company size or also type of assets.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 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.

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

Reading a stock index also means noticing its changes over time. New 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 adds 500 points in a day, while another only gains 20 points, it may appear that the first one has made a better return. But if one starts the day at 30,000 points and the other at 300 points, it can be concluded that the second day’s gains were larger in percentage terms.

between the Major US Stock Indices There is the Dow Jones Industrial Average, known as Dow Jonesconsisting of 30 companies. Also, Standard & Poor’s 500Which includes 500 of the largest companies on the New York Stock Exchange. Finally, we must mention 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 Eurozone. Furthermore, 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 the Ibex 35from the Spanish stock market.

in Asian continentWe have the Nikki 225consisting of the 225 largest companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. There are also SSE Composite Indexwhich can be considered the dominant company in China, which consists of the most relevant companies on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Similarly, it is worth mentioning Hang Seong Index In Hong Kong and Cosby In South Korea.

We’re talking about 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.

Finally, 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 is 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.