Search this course Ch 11: Assignment - Investment Planning X 8. 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. IS The following table lists 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 AMEX. Each of these numbers is used to capture the performance of on a given day one region's stock the overall market EE trial ced DJIA Index Quotes NASDAQ-100 S&P 500 2,704.88 (+35.21) 1,325.39 (+21.13) NYSE I a given sector of the market 8,074.26 TO 10,837.96 (+140.84) True or False: Based on the numbers not in parentheses in the previous table, you can tell that S&P 500 stocks were performing roughly half as well as NASDAQ-100 stocks at the time this data was collected. True False Complete the table by indicating the name of the index being described, as well as the number of stocks each index tracks Size Index Composition Primary sterks from the NYSE but a few NASMA shorks as well True or False: Based on the numbers not in parentheses in the previous table, you can tell that S&P 500 stocks were performing roughly half as well as NASDAQ-100 stocks at the time this data was collected. O True O False Complete the table by indicating the name of the index being described, as well as the number of stocks each index tracks. Size Index Composition Primarily stocks from the NYSE, but a few NASDAQ stocks as well The biggest (non-financial) firms traded on NASDAQ stocks stocks All large NYSE stocks, as well as major AMEX and NASDAQ stocks stocks All stocks listed on the "big board" Over 2,000 stocks