The main stock market index of United States, the US500, rose to 6818 points on December 2, 2025, gaining 0.08% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has declined 0.50%, though it remains 12.70% higher than a year ago, 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 December of 2025.

The value of the DJIA index amounted to ****** at the end of June 2025, up from ********* at the end of March 2020. Global panic about the coronavirus epidemic caused the drop in March 2020, which was the worst drop since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008. Dow Jones Industrial Average index – additional information The Dow Jones Industrial Average index is a price-weighted average of 30 of the largest American publicly traded companies on New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, and includes companies like Goldman Sachs, IBM and Walt Disney. This index is considered to be a barometer of the state of the American economy. DJIA index was created in 1986 by Charles Dow. Along with the NASDAQ 100 and S&P 500 indices, it is amongst the most well-known and used stock indexes in the world. The year that the 2018 financial crisis unfolded was one of the worst years of the Dow. It was also in 2008 that some of the largest ever recorded losses of the Dow Jones Index based on single-day points were registered. On September 29, 2008, for instance, the Dow had a loss of ****** points, one of the largest single-day losses of all times. The best years in the history of the index still are 1915, when the index value increased by ***** percent in one year, and 1933, year when the index registered a growth of ***** percent.

The dataset contains a total of 25,161 rows, each row representing the stock market data for a specific company on a given date. The information collected through web scraping from www.nasdaq.com includes the stock prices and trading volumes for the companies listed, such as Apple, Starbucks, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, Qualcomm, Meta, Amazon.com, Tesla, Advanced Micro Devices, and Netflix.

Data Analysis Tasks:

1) Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA): Analyze the distribution of stock prices and volumes for each company over time. Visualize trends, seasonality, and patterns in the stock market data using line charts, bar plots, and heatmaps.

2)Correlation Analysis: Investigate the correlations between the closing prices of different companies to identify potential relationships. Calculate correlation coefficients and visualize correlation matrices.

3)Top Performers Identification: Identify the top-performing companies based on their stock price growth and trading volumes over a specific time period.

4)Market Sentiment Analysis: Perform sentiment analysis using Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques on news headlines related to each company. Determine whether positive or negative news impacts the stock prices and volumes.

5)Volatility Analysis: Calculate the volatility of each company's stock prices using metrics like Standard Deviation or Bollinger Bands. Analyze how volatile stocks are in comparison to others.

Machine Learning Tasks:

1)Stock Price Prediction: Use time-series forecasting models like ARIMA, SARIMA, or Prophet to predict future stock prices for a particular company. Evaluate the models' performance using metrics like Mean Squared Error (MSE) or Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE).

2)Classification of Stock Movements: Create a binary classification model to predict whether a stock will rise or fall on the next trading day. Utilize features like historical price changes, volumes, and technical indicators for the predictions. Implement classifiers such as Logistic Regression, Random Forest, or Support Vector Machines (SVM).

3)Clustering Analysis: Cluster companies based on their historical stock performance using unsupervised learning algorithms like K-means clustering. Explore if companies with similar stock price patterns belong to specific industry sectors.

4)Anomaly Detection: Detect anomalies in stock prices or trading volumes that deviate significantly from the historical trends. Use techniques like Isolation Forest or One-Class SVM for anomaly detection.

5)Reinforcement Learning for Portfolio Optimization: Formulate the stock market data as a reinforcement learning problem to optimize a portfolio's performance. Apply algorithms like Q-Learning or Deep Q-Networks (DQN) to learn the optimal trading strategy.

The dataset provided on Kaggle, titled "Stock Market Stars: Historical Data of Top 10 Companies," is intended for learning purposes only. The data has been gathered from public sources, specifically from web scraping www.nasdaq.com, and is presented in good faith to facilitate educational and research endeavors related to stock market analysis and data science.

It is essential to acknowledge that while we have taken reasonable measures to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data, we do not guarantee its completeness or correctness. The information provided in this dataset may contain errors, inaccuracies, or omissions. Users are advised to use this dataset at their own risk and are responsible for verifying the data's integrity for their specific applications.

This dataset is not intended for any commercial or legal use, and any reliance on the data for financial or investment decisions is not recommended. We disclaim any responsibility or liability for any damages, losses, or consequences arising from the use of this dataset.

By accessing and utilizing this dataset on Kaggle, you agree to abide by these terms and conditions and understand that it is solely intended for educational and research purposes.

Please note that the dataset's contents, including the stock market data and company names, are subject to copyright and other proprietary rights of the respective sources. Users are advised to adhere to all applicable laws and regulations related to data usage, intellectual property, and any other relevant legal obligations.

In summary, this dataset is provided "as is" for learning purposes, without any warranties or guarantees, and users should exercise due diligence and judgment when using the data for any purpose.

The main stock market index of United States, the US500, rose to 6825 points on December 2, 2025, gaining 0.18% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has declined 0.39%, though it remains 12.82% higher than a year ago, 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 December of 2025.

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.

Graph and download economic data for Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) from 2015-12-02 to 2025-12-01 about stock market, average, industry, and USA.

This dataset contains 2000 daily stock market records including price movements, trading volume, market trends, indices, economic scores, and market sentiment information. It covers multiple sectors with a general category column and includes a target column for the next-day closing price. Additional text columns capture market sentiment and news tags for each record. The dataset is designed to provide comprehensive insights into stock market behavior and trends.

Number of Records: 2000

Number of Columns: 18

Column Descriptions:

Category – General text representing the sector or type of stock (e.g., Tech, Finance, Health).

Date – The calendar date of the stock record.

Open – The opening price of the stock on that day.

High – The highest price of the stock during the day.

Low – The lowest price of the stock during the day.

Close – The closing price of the stock on that day.

Volume – The total number of shares traded during the day.

SMA_10 – The 10-day simple moving average of the closing price, showing short-term trend.

EMA_10 – The 10-day exponential moving average of the closing price, giving more weight to recent prices.

Volatility – The standard deviation of the closing price over a 10-day window, representing price fluctuation.

Wavelet_Trend – Trend component of the closing price over a 10-day period.

Wavelet_Noise – Difference between the actual closing price and the trend component, capturing minor fluctuations.

Wavelet_HighFreq – Daily price changes in closing price, showing high-frequency movement.

General_Index – A numeric indicator representing general market performance.

Economic_Score – A numeric score representing overall economic factors impacting the stock.

Market_Sentiment – Text describing the sentiment of the market for that day (Positive, Neutral, Negative).

News_Tag – Text describing the main type of news impacting the stock on that day (e.g., Earnings, Merger).

Close_Next – The closing price of the stock for the next day, serving as the target variable.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) index dropped around ***** points in the four weeks from February 12 to March 11, 2020, but has since recovered and peaked at ********* points as of November 24, 2024. In February 2020 - just prior to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the DJIA index stood at a little over ****** points. U.S. markets suffer as virus spreads The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a turbulent period for stock markets – the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite also recorded dramatic drops. At the start of February, some analysts remained optimistic that the outbreak would ease. However, the increased spread of the virus started to hit investor confidence, prompting a record plunge in the stock markets. The Dow dropped by more than ***** points in the week from February 21 to February 28, which was a fall of **** percent – its worst percentage loss in a week since October 2008. Stock markets offer valuable economic insights The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a stock market index that monitors the share prices of the 30 largest companies in the United States. By studying the performance of the listed companies, analysts can gauge the strength of the domestic economy. If investors are confident in a company’s future, they will buy its stocks. The uncertainty of the coronavirus sparked fears of an economic crisis, and many traders decided that investment during the pandemic was too risky.

Throughout the 1920s, prices on the U.S. stock exchange rose exponentially, however, by the end of the decade, uncontrolled growth and a stock market propped up by speculation and borrowed money proved unsustainable, resulting in the Wall Street Crash of October 1929. This set a chain of events in motion that led to economic collapse - banks demanded repayment of debts, the property market crashed, and people stopped spending as unemployment rose. Within a year the country was in the midst of an economic depression, and the economy continued on a downward trend until late-1932.

It was during this time where Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) was elected president, and he assumed office in March 1933 - through a series of economic reforms and New Deal policies, the economy began to recover. Stock prices fluctuated at more sustainable levels over the next decades, and developments were in line with overall economic development, rather than the uncontrolled growth seen in the 1920s. Overall, it took over 25 years for the Dow Jones value to reach its pre-Crash peak.

Context

Stock Exchange is a market that allows you to buy and sell securities including shares of stock, bonds, and other financial instruments in a public venue. Stock markets enable companies to be traded publicly and raise capital. Stock markets promote investment. The raising of capital allows companies to grow their businesses, expand operations and create jobs in the economy. This investment is a key driver for economic trade, growth, and prosperity.

Content

This dataset consists of 15 years of data of some of the world's most-followed stock indices from various developed and emerging markets. The data includes the opening, closing, high, low, adjusted close and total volume of transactions that occurred on a given day.

Inspiration

People who invest in stock must be familiar with the Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Shanghai stock exchange as a few biggest exchanges in the list of largest stock exchanges in the world. But there are some other large stock exchanges that are tracked on a daily basis by traders and investors to gauge the global market sentiment. During the past 15 years, a few of these markets have also outperformed their global peers in terms of the total return delivered.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is a stock market index used to analyze trends in the stock market. While many economists prefer to use other, market-weighted indices (the DJIA is price-weighted) as they are perceived to be more representative of the overall market, the Dow Jones remains one of the most commonly-used indices today, and its longevity allows for historical events and long-term trends to be analyzed over extended periods of time. Average changes in yearly closing prices, for example, shows how markets developed year on year. Figures were more sporadic in early years, but the impact of major events can be observed throughout. For example, the occasions where a decrease of more than 25 percent was observed each coincided with a major recession; these include the Post-WWI Recession in 1920, the Great Depression in 1929, the Recession of 1937-38, the 1973-75 Recession, and the Great Recession in 2008.

Stock Market Data: 9,000+ Tickers (1962 - Present)

Dataset Overview

This dataset offers comprehensive historical stock market data covering over 9,000 tickers from 1962 to the present day. It includes essential daily trading information, making it suitable for various financial analyses, trend studies, and algorithmic trading model development.

Columns

• Date: The date of the recorded trading data.
• Ticker: The stock symbol of the company.
• Open: Opening price of the stock on the trading day.
• High: Highest price reached during the trading day.
• Low: Lowest price reached during the trading day.
• Close: Closing price of the stock on the trading day.
• Volume: The total number of shares traded during the day.
• Dividends: Cash dividends issued on the date, if applicable.
• Stock Splits: Stock split factor for the date, if any split occurred.

Usage

This dataset is ideal for: - Time-Series Analysis: Track stock price trends over time, examining daily, monthly, and yearly patterns across sectors. - Algorithmic Trading: Develop and backtest trading strategies using historical price movements and volume data. - Machine Learning Applications: Train models for stock price prediction, volatility forecasting, or portfolio optimization. - Quantitative Research: Perform event studies, analyze the impact of dividends and stock splits, and assess long-term investment strategies. - Comparative Analysis: Evaluate performance across industries or against broader market trends by analyzing multiple tickers in one dataset.

This dataset serves as a robust resource for academic research, quantitative finance studies, and financial technology development.

The main stock market index of United States, the US500, rose to 6849 points on November 28, 2025, gaining 0.54% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has declined 0.60%, though it remains 13.54% higher than a year ago, 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 November of 2025.

Stock Data of Top USA Companies: Apple, Tesla, Amazon

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Dataset Description

This dataset provides daily stock data for some of the top companies in the USA stock market, including major players like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Tesla, and others. The data is collected from Yahoo Finance, covering each company’s historical data from its starting date until today. This comprehensive dataset enables in-depth analysis of key financial indicators and stock trends for each company, making it valuable for multiple applications.

Column Descriptions

The dataset contains the following columns, consistent across all companies:

• Date: The date of the stock data entry.
• Open: The stock's opening price for the day.
• High: The highest price reached during the trading day.
• Low: The lowest price during the trading day.
• Close: The stock’s closing price for the day.
• Volume: The total number of shares traded on that day.
• Dividends: Any dividends paid out on that day.
• Stock Splits: Records stock split events, if any, on that day.

Potential Use Cases

1. Machine Learning & Deep Learning:

   • Stock Price Prediction: Use historical prices to train models for forecasting future stock prices.
   • Sentiment Analysis and Price Correlation: Combine with external sentiment data to predict price movements based on market sentiment.
   • Anomaly Detection: Detect unusual price patterns or volume spikes using classification algorithms.

2. Data Science:

   • Trend Analysis: Identify long-term trends for each company or compare trends between companies.
   • Volatility Analysis: Calculate volatility to assess risk and return patterns over time.
   • Correlation Analysis: Compare stock performance across companies to study market relationships.

3. Data Analysis:

   • Historical Performance: Review historical data to understand growth trends, market impact of stock splits, and dividends.
   • Seasonal Patterns: Analyze data for seasonal trends or recurring patterns across years.
   • Investment Strategy Backtesting: Test various investment strategies based on historical data to assess potential profitability.

4. Financial Research:

   • Economic Impact Studies: Investigate how major events affected stock prices across top companies.
   • Sector-Specific Analysis: Identify performance differences across sectors, such as tech, healthcare, and retail.

This dataset is a powerful tool for analysts, researchers, and financial enthusiasts, offering versatility across multiple domains from stock analysis to algorithmic trading models.

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United Kingdom's main stock market index, the GB100, fell to 9690 points on December 2, 2025, losing 0.13% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has declined 0.12%, though it remains 15.91% higher than a year ago, 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 December of 2025.

This dataset provides a comprehensive, pre-processed collection of U.S. stock market data, specifically curated for quantitative analysis, financial modeling, and machine learning applications focused on volatility and asset pricing. It is optimized to include essential price and volume change metrics, along with market fundamentals, to facilitate efficient research.

The data is collected into previous 1000 & 3500 market open days since 10/12/2025. Note for a stock to be in each dataset it must have at least 1000 & 3500 days of history. The source data is located at https://stooq.com/db/h/ and an extract script can be found in my accompanying notebook.

📊 Key Data Fields & Structure

The time-series data files (log_change.pkl) are optimized for quantitative modeling, where raw prices are replaced by daily change metrics to capture volatility and momentum efficiently.

Time-Series (3D NumPy Array Structure)

The 3D array (trimmed_market_data_log_change_1000.pkl) is structured as (Days, Features, Tickers) and contains the following 5 features per day:

ticker

date

log_Ret (Close-to-Close): Logarithmic return, ln(Closet​/Closet−1​). Used for overall volatility and total return.

log_Vol: Log change in volume, ln(Volt​/Volt−1​). Used to measure trading activity change.

OC_Log_Change (Open-to-Close): Intraday logarithmic return, ln(Closet​/Opent​). Used to isolate intraday volatility from overnight gaps.

HL_Range_Pct: Daily High-Low range normalized by previous close, (Hight​−Lowt​)/Closet−1​. Used as a proxy for realized daily volatility (Parkinson-like measure).

Fundamentals (market_fundamentals.csv)

This file contains point in time cross-sectional data, including fields like:

Ticker

Company Name (e.g., Agilent Technologies, Inc.)

marketCap

sector

industry

Read using pd.read_pickle('')

💡 Potential Use Cases

Volatility Forecasting: Use the historical time-series features (Log_Ret, HL_Range_Pct) to train models (e.g., GARCH, machine learning) to predict future volatility.

Alpha Generation: Develop trading signals based on the cross-sectional fundamentals combined with recent momentum/volatility changes.

Anomaly Detection: Use the difference between overnight return (implied by CC minus OC) to detect potential mispricings or significant after-hours news impact.

Factor Modeling: Construct stock factors based on market capitalization, price levels, and the novel volatility features provided.

Title: Stock Prices of 500 Biggest Companies by Market Cap (Last 5 Years)

Description: This dataset comprises historical stock market data extracted from Yahoo Finance, spanning a period of five years. It includes daily records of stock performance metrics for the top 500 companies based on market capitalization.

Attributes: 1. Date: The date corresponding to the recorded stock market data. 2. Open: The opening price of the stock on a given date. 3. High: The highest price of the stock reached during the trading day. 4. Low: The lowest price of the stock observed during the trading day. 5. Close: The closing price of the stock on a specific date. 6. Volume: The volume of shares traded on the given date. 7. Dividends: Any dividend payments made by the company on that date (if applicable). 8. Stock Splits: Information regarding any stock splits occurring on that date. 9. Company: Ticker symbol or identifier representing the respective company.

Usefulness: - Investors and analysts can leverage this dataset to conduct various analyses such as trend analysis, volatility assessment, and predictive modeling. - Researchers can explore correlations between stock prices of different companies, sector-wise performance, and market trends over the specified duration. - Machine learning enthusiasts can employ this dataset for developing predictive models for stock price forecasting or anomaly detection.

Note: Prior to using this dataset, it's recommended to perform data cleaning, handling missing values, and verifying the consistency of data across companies and time periods.

License: The dataset is sourced from Yahoo Finance and is provided for analytical purposes. Refer to Yahoo Finance's terms of use for further details on data usage and licensing.

This dataset provides historical stock market performance data for specific companies. It enables users to analyze and understand the past trends and fluctuations in stock prices over time. This information can be utilized for various purposes such as investment analysis, financial research, and market trend forecasting.