United Kingdom's main stock market index, the GB100, fell to 9139 points on August 15, 2025, losing 0.42% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 2.38% and is up 9.96% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from United Kingdom. United Kingdom Stock Market Index (GB100) - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on August of 2025.

In 2025, stock markets in the United States accounted for roughly ** percent of world stocks. The next largest country by stock market share was China, followed by the European Union as a whole. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the NASDAQ are the largest stock exchange operators worldwide. What is a stock exchange? The first modern publicly traded company was the Dutch East Industry Company, which sold shares to the general public to fund expeditions to Asia. Since then, groups of companies have formed exchanges in which brokers and dealers can come together and make transactions in one space. Stock market indices group companies trading on a given exchange, giving an idea of how they evolve in real time. Appeal of stock ownership Over half of adults in the United States are investing money in the stock market. Stocks are an attractive investment because the possible return is higher than offered by other financial instruments.

Indonesia's main stock market index, the JCI, fell to 7898 points on August 15, 2025, losing 0.41% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 9.82% and is up 6.27% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Indonesia. Indonesia Stock Market (JCI) - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on August of 2025.

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the largest stock exchange in the world, with an equity market capitalization of almost ** trillion U.S. dollars as of June 2025. The following three exchanges were the NASDAQ, PINK Exchange, and the Frankfurt Exchange. What is a stock exchange? A stock exchange is a marketplace where stockbrokers, traders, buyers, and sellers can trade in equities products. The largest exchanges have thousands of listed companies. These companies sell shares of their business, giving the general public the opportunity to invest in them. The oldest stock exchange worldwide is the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, founded in the late sixteenth century. Other functions of a stock exchange Since these are publicly traded companies, every firm listed on a stock exchange has had an initial public offering (IPO). The largest IPOs can raise billions of dollars in equity for the firm involved. Related to stock exchanges are derivatives exchanges, where stock options, futures contracts, and other derivatives can be traded.

Key information about Malawi All Shares (MASI)

• Malawi All Shares (MASI) closed at 283,722.2 points in Feb 2025, compared with 223,474.9 points at the previous month end
• Malawi Equity Market Index: Month End: All Shares (MASI) data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2004 to Feb 2025, with an average number of 13,106.8 points
• The data reached an all-time high of 283,722.2 points in Feb 2025 and a record low of 457.3 points in Jan 2004

Kenya's main stock market index, the Nairobi 20, rose to 2670 points on August 15, 2025, gaining 0.23% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 6.96% and is up 62.46% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Kenya. Kenya Stock Market (NSE20) - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on August of 2025.

In 2024, ** percent of adults in the United States invested in the stock market. This figure has remained steady over the last few years, and is still below the levels before the Great Recession, when it peaked in 2007 at ** percent. What is the stock market? The stock market can be defined as a group of stock exchanges, where investors can buy shares in a publicly traded company. In more recent years, it is estimated an increasing number of Americans are using neobrokers, making stock trading more accessible to investors. Other investments A significant number of people think stocks and bonds are the safest investments, while others point to real estate, gold, bonds, or a savings account. Since witnessing the significant one-day losses in the stock market during the Financial Crisis, many investors were turning towards these alternatives in hopes for more stability, particularly for investments with longer maturities. This could explain the decrease in this statistic since 2007. Nevertheless, some speculators enjoy chasing the short-run fluctuations, and others see value in choosing particular stocks.

Denmark Index: Copenhagen Stock Exchange: OMX Copenhagen Ex OMXC 20 data was reported at 4,968.520 31Dec1995=100 in Nov 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5,078.930 31Dec1995=100 for Oct 2018. Denmark Index: Copenhagen Stock Exchange: OMX Copenhagen Ex OMXC 20 data is updated monthly, averaging 2,242.556 31Dec1995=100 from Dec 1999 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 228 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,648.470 31Dec1995=100 in Aug 2018 and a record low of 893.460 31Dec1995=100 in Sep 2002. Denmark Index: Copenhagen Stock Exchange: OMX Copenhagen Ex OMXC 20 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Copenhagen Stock Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Denmark – Table DK.Z001: Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Index. On May 13, 2013 NASDAQ OMX performed changes to the KFMX indexes. The name was changeed from KFMX to OMX Copenhagen ex OMX Copenhagen 20, and the price algorithm was changed from NEWNX to Last Paid, meaning that the official closing price becomes the latest price regardless of closing best bid and ask prices.

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The S&P 500, an index of 500 publicly traded companies in the United States, closed at ******** points on the last trading day of December 2024. What is the S&P 500? The S&P 500 is a stock market index that tracks the evolution of 500 companies. In contrast to the Dow Jones Industrial Index, which measures the performance of thirty large U.S. companies, the S&P 500 shows the sentiments in the broader market. Publicly traded companies Companies on the S&P 500 are publicly traded, meaning that anyone can invest in them. A large share of adults in the United States invest in the stock market, though many of these are through a retirement account or mutual fund. While most people make a modest return, the most successful investors have made billions of U.S. dollars through investing.

Mexico's main stock market index, the IPC, rose to 58320 points on August 15, 2025, gaining 0.26% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 3.22% and is up 7.83% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Mexico. IPC Mexico Stock Market - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on August of 2025.

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The average for 2021 based on 87 countries was 32.21 percent. The highest value was in Venezuela: 991.39 percent and the lowest value was in Botswana: -6.38 percent. The indicator is available from 1984 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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The investors’ attention has been extensively used to predict the stock market. Different from existing proxies of the investors’ attention, such as the Google trends, Baidu index (BI), we argue the collective attention from the stock trading platforms could reflect the investors’ attention more closely. By calculated the increments of the attention volume for each stock (IAVS) from the stock trading platforms, we investigate the effect of investors’ attention measured by the IAVS on the movement of the stock market. The experimental results for Chinese Securities Index 100 (CSI100) show that the BI is significantly correlated with the returns of CSI100 at 1% significance level only in 2014. However, it should be emphasized that the correlation of the new proposed measure, namely IAVS, is significantly at 1% significance level in 2014 and 2015. It shows that the effect of the measure IAVS on the movement of the stock market is more stable and significant than BI. This study yields important invest implications and better understanding of collective investors’ attention.

The Dow Jones Composite Index finished the year 2024 at 13,391.71 points, an increase compared to the previous year. Even with the economic effects of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2021 had the highest point of the index in the past two decades. What is Dow Jones Composite Index? The Dow Jones Composite Index is one of the indices from the Dow Jones index family. It is composed of 65 leading U.S. companies: 30 stocks forming the Dow Jones Industrial Average index, 20 stocks from the Dow Jones Transportation index and 15 stocks from the Dow Jones Utility Average index. Importance of stock indices A stock market index shows an average performance of companies from a given section of the market. It is usually a weighted average, meaning that such factors as price of companies or their market capitalization are taken into consideration when calculating the index value. Stock indices are very useful for the financial market participants, as they instantly show the sentiments prevailing on a given market. They are also commonly used as a benchmark against portfolio performance, showing if a given portfolio has outperformed, or underperformed the market.

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Slovenia's main stock market index, the SBITOP, rose to 2460 points on August 14, 2025, gaining 0.75% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 5.59% and is up 54.64% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Slovenia. Slovenia Stock Market (SBITOP) - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on August of 2025.

Denmark Index: Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Gross: OMX Copenhagen Ex OMXC 20 data was reported at 8,112.710 31Dec1995=100 in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8,752.230 31Dec1995=100 for Sep 2018. Denmark Index: Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Gross: OMX Copenhagen Ex OMXC 20 data is updated monthly, averaging 4,294.127 31Dec1995=100 from Nov 2005 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 156 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,991.170 31Dec1995=100 in Aug 2018 and a record low of 1,886.816 31Dec1995=100 in Mar 2009. Denmark Index: Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Gross: OMX Copenhagen Ex OMXC 20 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Copenhagen Stock Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Denmark – Table DK.Z001: Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Index. On May 13, 2013 NASDAQ OMX performed changes to the KFMX indexes. The name was changeed from KFMX to OMX Copenhagen ex OMX Copenhagen 20, and the price algorithm was changed from NEWNX to Last Paid, meaning that the official closing price becomes the latest price regardless of closing best bid and ask prices.