The Nasdaq Composite index fell by approximately ***** points in the four weeks from February 12 to March 11, 2020, but has since recovered, peaking at over ****** points on July 10, 2024. In February 2020 - just prior to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Nasdaq Composite index stood at a little over ***** points. In February 2020 - just prior to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Nasdaq Composite index stood at a little over ***** points. Coronavirus concerns escalate The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak as a global pandemic in March 2020, setting the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500, and other market indexes up for significant losses. With the stock markets destabilized, traders opted to sell their shares and were prepared to wait before investing in stocks again. Investors would have felt more confident if there were signs that the virus was being contained, but the number of cases continued to rise.

The Nasdaq 100 Index tracks the largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. This statistic shows the leading 20 companies on the Nasdaq 100 Index by market capitalization. As of January 2025, the American technology company ***** ranked first, with a market capitalization of over ***** trillion euros. This was followed by ******, with a market capitalization amounting to *** trillion euros.

As of Janaury 2025, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq - the two largest stock exchange operators in the United States - held a combined market capitalization for domestic listed companies of over ** trillion U.S. dollars. Both markets were almost evenly sized at this point in time - at approximately ** and ** trillion U.S. dollars, respectively. However, the Nasdaq has grown much quicker than the NYSE since January 2018, when their respective domestic market caps were ** and ** trillion U.S. dollars. Much of this can be attributed to the success of information technology stocks during the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as the Nasdaq is the traditional venue for companies operating in the tech sector.

NASDAQ Listed Companies Dataset

Description:

This dataset provides comprehensive information on companies listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. It includes essential details about each company, making it a valuable resource for financial analysis, stock market research, and investment strategies.

Features:

• symbol: The unique ticker symbol used to identify the company's stock on the NASDAQ exchange.
• name: The full name of the company.
• currency: The currency in which the company's stock is traded.
• exchange: The stock exchange where the company is listed (in this case, NASDAQ).
• mic_code: The Market Identifier Code (MIC) for the NASDAQ exchange.
• country: The country where the company is headquartered.
• type: The type of company, such as common stock or preferred stock.
• Usage: This dataset can be used for various purposes including:

Stock Market Analysis:

Analyze stock symbols, company names, and market data.

Financial Modeling:

Incorporate company details into financial models and investment strategies.

Market Research:

Understand the distribution of companies by country and currency.

Data Visualization:

Create visualizations of the NASDAQ market landscape.

Data Source:

The data is sourced from the Twelve Data API, which provides up-to-date financial and stock market information.

Notes: The dataset includes only NASDAQ-listed companies and does not cover other exchanges. Ensure to comply with any data usage policies or licensing agreements associated with the data source. Feel free to adapt the description based on the specific details and attributes of your dataset.

Experience a decade of NASDAQ market dynamics with this comprehensive historical price dataset from 2014 to 2024.

The NASDAQ Composite is a benchmark index representing the performance of more than 2,500 stocks listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange, encompassing various sectors including technology, healthcare, and finance. This dataset, sourced meticulously from Yahoo Finance, offers daily insights into the index's opening, highest, lowest, and closing prices, along with adjusted close prices and daily volume.

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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NASDAQ indices track the most innovative companies listed over NASDAQ including the NASDAQ Composite, NASDAQ 100 and NASDAQ Biotechnology Indices.

View data of the S&P 500, an index of the stocks of 500 leading companies in the US economy, which provides a gauge of the U.S. equity market.

The main stock market index of United States, the US500, rose to 6391 points on July 31, 2025, gaining 0.45% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 3.12% and is up 17.34% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from United States. United States Stock Market Index - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

This statistic presents the total number of companies listed on the NASDAQ Composite Index in 1999 and 2013. It was found that at year end 2013 the index was composed of 2,472 companies. This was a drop from the figure in 1999 which reported a year end total of 4,715 component companies listed on the exchange.

Graph and download economic data for NASDAQ 100 Index (NASDAQ100) from 1986-01-02 to 2025-07-30 about NASDAQ, stock market, indexes, and USA.

List of companies in the NASDAQ exchanges.

Data and documentation are available on NASDAQ's official webpage. Data is updated regularly on the FTP site.

The file used in this repository:

Notes:

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The annual returns of the Nasdaq 100 Index from 1986 to 2024. fluctuated significantly throughout the period considered. The Nasdaq 100 index saw its lowest performance in 2008, with a return rate of ****** percent, while the largest returns were registered in 1999, at ****** percent. As of June 11, 2024, the rate of return of Nasdaq 100 Index stood at ** percent. The Nasdaq 100 is a stock market index comprised of the 100 largest and most actively traded non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. How has the Nasdaq 100 evolved over years? The Nasdaq 100, which was previously heavily influenced by tech companies during the dot-com boom, has undergone significant diversification. Today, it represents a broader range of high-growth, non-financial companies across sectors like consumer services and healthcare, reflecting the evolving landscape of the global economy. The annual development of the Nasdaq 100 recently has generally been positive, except for 2022, when the NASDAQ experienced a decline due to worries about escalating inflation, interest rates, and regulatory challenges. What are the leading companies on Nasdaq 100? In August 2023, ***** was the largest company on the Nasdaq 100, with a market capitalization of **** trillion euros. Also, ****************************************** were among the five leading companies included in the index. Market capitalization is one of the most common ways of measuring how big a company is in the financial markets. It is calculated by multiplying the total number of outstanding shares by the current market price.

Between March 2020 and August 2024, four of the biggest one-day losses on the Nasdaq Composite Index occurred in the first half of 2020. The worst day was March 16, 2020, when the index fell by ***** percent. The ** worst days in terms of losses were spread across 2020 and 2022. This index includes the Big Five tech giants - Apple, Amazon, Alphabet (Google), Meta, and Microsoft - as well as many other technology-focused companies.

Graph and download economic data for Dividend Yield of Common Stocks on the New York Stock Exchange, Composite Index for United States from Jan 1926 to Feb 1969 about dividends, composite, stock market, NY, yield, interest rate, interest, rate, indexes, and USA.

The number of domestic companies listed on the Nasdaq and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has seen some fluctuations since 2018. As of the end of 2023, the NYSE had a total of ***** listed domestic and international companies, while the figure for the Nasdaq was much higher, standing at *****. Despite this, the NYSE has a higher market capitalization than the Nasdaq. What are the top listed companies? The NYSE has been a home for stable and long-lasting firms, also known as “blue-chip” companies. For example, Berkshire Hathaway, established in 1839, is the largest company traded on the NYSE. On the other hand, the Nasdaq has been known for listing major tech companies. For instance, Apple is the largest company listed on the Nasdaq. As of 2024, both companies were among the biggest companies in the world in terms of market capitalization. Which stock exchange has the most companies worldwide? Although the NYSE and the Nasdaq are the world’s largest two stock market operators by market capitalization, the Japan Exchange Group (JPX) is the biggest stock exchange in the world based on the number of companies. The JPX was created in 2013 through the merger of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange and is also one of the largest stock exchanges in the world based on total market capitalization.

China's main stock market index, the SHANGHAI, fell to 3573 points on July 31, 2025, losing 1.18% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 3.34% and is up 21.85% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from China. China Shanghai Composite Stock Market Index - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

Comprehensive dataset of 14 companies listed on Nasdaq, including detailed financial information, market data, and corporate filings. This dataset provides real-time updates on trading metrics, company profiles, financial statements, regulatory filings, and market performance indicators. Updated every 30 minutes, it covers key data points such as market capitalization, trading volume, stock prices, company fundamentals, and regulatory compliance information for all listed securities on Nasdaq.

The 100 traded companies included in the NASDAQ-100 index with their relative ticker.

The dataset consists of companies listed in the S&P500, stock market index that measures the stock performance of 500 large companies listed on stock exchanges in the United State.

The S&P 500 stock market index, maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices, comprises 505 common stocks issued by 500 large-cap companies and traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30 companies that compose the Dow Jones Industrial Average)

The S&P500 or SPX is the most commonly followed equity index, it covers about 80 percent of the American equity market by capitalization.

The index constituents and the constituent weights are updated regularly using rules published by S&P Dow Jones Indices. Although called the S&P 500, the index contains 505 stocks