The statistic shows the development of the MSCI World USD Index from 1986 to 2024. The 2024 year-end value of the MSCI World USD index amounted to ******** points. MSCI World USD index – additional information The MSCI World Index, developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), is one of the most important stock indices. It includes stocks from developed countries all over the world and is regarded as benchmark of global stock market. According to MSCI, this index covers about ** percent of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. As seen on the statistics above, in 2024, MSCI World USD index reported its highest value since 1986 amounting, a threefold increase from the figure recorded in 2013, when the year-end value of the MSCI World index was equal to ********. Along with the S&P Global Broad Market, the MSCI World is one of the most important global stock market performance indexes. Aside of including markets around the globe, these two indexes are global in a sense that they disregard where the companies are domiciled or traded, whereas other important indexes such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Japanese index Nikkei 225, Wilshire 5000, the NASDAQ 100 index, have different approaches.

Msci stock price, live market quote, shares value, historical data, intraday chart, earnings per share and news.

The MSCI World index dropped sharply in the four weeks between February 16 and March 15, 2020, shedding 31.3 percent of its value. This, of course, was due to the economic impact of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It was not until November 2020 that the index recovered to the levels seen in early 2020. On October 13, 2024, it reached over 3,730 index points, the highest value during the observed period. 1,583 companies from 23 developed economies are included in the MSCI World Index. While a world index in the sense of covering developed markets in North America, Western Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region, it has been criticized for how it excludes companies located in large developing economies such as China, Russia, Brazil, India, and South Africa.

Msci reported 38.72 in PE Price to Earnings for its fiscal quarter ending in March of 2025. Data for Msci | MSCI - PE Price to Earnings including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last July in 2025.

Msci reported $4 in EPS Earnings Per Share for its fiscal quarter ending in March of 2025. Data for Msci | MSCI - EPS Earnings Per Share including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last July in 2025.

Zum Ende des Jahres 2024 schloss der MSCI World Index bei einem Stand von etwa ******** Punkten. Dies ist ein Anstieg gegenüber dem Schlussstand am Ende des Vorjahres um rund ** Prozent.Abgebildet werden jeweils die Schlussstände des MSCI World Index eines Jahres.Der MSCI World Index (auch "The World Index" genannt) ist einer der wichtigsten Aktienindizes der Welt. Er wird von dem US-amerikanischen Finanzdienstleister Morgan Stanley Capital International in drei Varianten berechnet, als Kursindex (Price), als Performanceindex ohne Berücksichtigung von Quellensteuern (Gross) und als Performanceindex mit Berücksichtigung von Quellensteuern (Net). Veröffentlicht wurde hier der Kursindex. Der Index beinhaltet Aktien aus 23 Ländern (Stand: Ende Dezember 2024) und wird seit dem 31. Dezember 1969 (Startwert: 100 Punkte) berechnet. Aktien aus Entwicklungsländern (Emerging Markets) und Aktien kleiner Unternehmen (Small Caps) werden nicht berücksichtigt.

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GSCI rose to 551.39 Index Points on July 11, 2025, up 0.98% from the previous day. Over the past month, GSCI's price has risen 0.10%, but it is still 3.67% lower than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. GSCI Commodity Index - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

Context

In this dataset you can find the Top 100 companies in the technology sector. You can also find 5 of the most important and used indices in the financial market as well as a list of all the companies in the S&P 500 index and in the technology sector.

The Global Industry Classification Standard also known as GICS is the primary financial industry standard for defining sector classifications. The Global Industry Classification Standard was developed by index providers MSCI and Standard and Poor’s. Its hierarchy begins with 11 sectors which can be further delineated to 24 industry groups, 69 industries, and 158 sub-industries.

You can read the definition of each sector here.

The 11 broad GICS sectors commonly used for sector breakdown reporting include the following: Energy, Materials, Industrials, Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Health Care, Financials, Information Technology, Telecommunication Services, Utilities and Real Estate.

In this case we will focuse in the Technology Sector. You can see all the sectors and industry groups here.

To determine which companies, correspond to the technology sector, we use Yahoo Finance, where we rank the companies according to their “Market Cap”. After having the list of the Top 100 best valued companies in the sector, we proceeded to download the historical data of each of the companies using the NASDAQ website.

Regarding to the indices, we searched various sources to find out which were the most used and determined that the 5 most frequently used indices are: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), S&P 500 (SPX), NASDAQ Composite (IXIC), Wilshire 5000 Total Market Inde (W5000) and to specifically view the technology sector SPDR Select Sector Fund - Technology (XLK). Historical data for these indices was also obtained from the NASDQ website.

Content

In total there are 107 files in csv format. They are composed as follows:

• 100 files contain the historical data of tech companies.
• 5 files contain the historical data of the most used indices.
• 1 file contain the list of all the companies in the S&P 500 index.
• 1 file contain the list of all the companies in the technology sector.

Column Description

Every company and index file has the same structure with the same columns:

Date: It is the date on which the prices were recorded. High: Is the highest price at which a stock traded during the course of the trading day. Low: Is the lowest price at which a stock traded during the course of the trading day. Open: Is the price at which a stock started trading when the opening bell rang. Close: Is the last price at which a stock trades during a regular trading session. Volume: Is the number of shares that changed hands during a given day. Adj Close: The adjusted closing price factors in corporate actions, such as stock splits, dividends, and rights offerings.

The two other files have different columns names:

List of S&P 500 companies

Symbol: Ticker symbol of the company. Name: Name of the company. Sector: The sector to which the company belongs.

Technology Sector Companies List

Symbol: Ticker symbol of the company. Name: Name of the company. Price: Current price at which a stock can be purchased or sold. (11/24/20) Change: Net change is the difference between closing prices from one day to the next. % Change: Is the difference between closing prices from one day to the next in percentage. Volume: Is the number of shares that changed hands during a given day. Avg Vol: Is the daily average of the cumulative trading volume during the last three months. Market Cap (Billions): Is the total value of a company’s shares outstanding at a given moment in time. It is calculated by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the price of a single share. PE Ratio: Is the ratio of a company's share (stock) price to the company's earnings per share. The ratio is used for valuing companies and to find out whether they are overvalued or undervalued.

Acknowledgements

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