15. Understanding the major market indexes Understanding How Indexes Report Data The securities market is tracked by a wide variety of indexes, each of which focuses on a different group of stocks. The following table tiets stock quotes from four of the most widely cited indexes: the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), the Nasdaq-100, the S&P 500, and the NYSE Index, where in Interpreting these numbers, it is most important to consider DIA Index Quotes Nasdaq-100 S&P 500 8,566.70 (+154.88) 3.172.51 (+39.24) NYSE Index 13,401.26 (+113.61) 28,992.47 (+391.14) True or False Based on the numbers not in parentheses in the previous table, you can tell that NYSE Index stocks were performing roughly one-half as well as DJIA stocks at the time this data was collected True False Complete the following table by indicating each stock index's description, as well as the number of stocks each index tracks. Index Description Size DIA stocks NYSE Index Over 2,000 stocks stocks S&P 500 stocks Nasdaq-100 Assignment Activity: Chapter 11 Investment Planning 40,34 TUR) our ITA. True or False Based on the numbers not in parentheses in the previous table, you can tell that NYSE Index stocks were performing roughly one-half as well as DJIA stocks at the time this data was collected. True False Complete the following table by indicating each stock index's description, as well as the number of stocks each index tracks. Description Size Index DJIA stocks NYSE Index Over 2,000 stocks S&P 500 stocles Nasdaq-100 stocks Grade It Now Save & Continue UL