Dow Jones index is the oldest stock index in the world. Its full name is the average stock price index. It is the most influential and widely used stock index in the world. Nasdaq index, also known as Nasdaq index, is an American science and technology index and the first stock market in the world to adopt electronic trading. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index is a stock index that records 500 listed companies in the United States. There are stock indexes in the stock market all over the world, among which the three major indexes in the US stock market are Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq and Standard & Poor's 500 Index.
Differences among the three major American stock indexes
1. The number of stocks in Dow Jones, Nasdaq and Standard & Poor's 500 Index is different. The Dow Jones Industrial Average contains 30 stocks, the Nasdaq contains more than 5,000 stocks, and the S&P 500 index contains 500 stocks.
2. Dow Jones, Nasdaq and Standard & Poor's 500 Index cover different markets. The markets covered by Dow Jones Industrial Average and Standard & Poor's 500 Index are new york Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, and the market covered by Nasdaq Index is Nasdaq.
3. The industries of Dow Jones, Nasdaq and Standard & Poor's 500 Index are different. The industry distribution of Dow Jones Industrial Average and Standard & Poor's 500 index is relatively balanced, while the industry distribution of Nasdaq index is biased towards information technology industry.
4. The release time of Dow Jones, Nasdaq and Standard & Poor's 500 Index is different. Dow Jones Industrial Average 1896, Nasdaq 197 1, Standard & Poor's Index 1957.
5. Dow Jones is different from Nasdaq and S&P 500. The maintenance company of Dow Jones Industrial Index and Standard & Poor's 500 Index is Standard & Poor's Dow Jones Company, and the maintenance company of Nasdaq Index is NASDAQ Exchange.