USA TODAY on Nostr: S&P 500 (SPX) today: Alaska Air Group Inc is a top mover, up 3.68% ========== The S&P ...
S&P 500 (SPX) today: Alaska Air Group Inc is a top mover, up 3.68%
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The S&P 500 opened today at 4,989.32 and fell by 12.77 points, or 0.26%, to 4,976.55 within 30 minutes of trading. Year to date, the benchmark index is up 5.14%. The S&P 500 is a market-capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of 500 large companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges. It is considered a benchmark for U.S. market performance. The top 10 stocks in the S&P 500 by market capitalization are Meta Platforms, Class A; Alphabet, Class A; Alphabet, Class C; and Berkshire Hathaway, Class B. The selection criteria for the S&P 500 index include being U.S.-based, having a market capitalization of at least $14.5 billion, positive earnings, liquidity, and an investable weight factor of at least 0.10. The index is rebalanced quarterly. The S&P 500 index was introduced in 1957 and has a historical annual return of 32.39% in the past decade. Investors can invest in the S&P 500 through index funds, ETFs, options, and futures contracts. S&P 500 futures are derivative contracts that provide investors with a price based on an expected future value of the index.
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https://www.usatoday.com/money/blueprint/investing/s-and-p-500-today-02-20-2024/
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The S&P 500 opened today at 4,989.32 and fell by 12.77 points, or 0.26%, to 4,976.55 within 30 minutes of trading. Year to date, the benchmark index is up 5.14%. The S&P 500 is a market-capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of 500 large companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges. It is considered a benchmark for U.S. market performance. The top 10 stocks in the S&P 500 by market capitalization are Meta Platforms, Class A; Alphabet, Class A; Alphabet, Class C; and Berkshire Hathaway, Class B. The selection criteria for the S&P 500 index include being U.S.-based, having a market capitalization of at least $14.5 billion, positive earnings, liquidity, and an investable weight factor of at least 0.10. The index is rebalanced quarterly. The S&P 500 index was introduced in 1957 and has a historical annual return of 32.39% in the past decade. Investors can invest in the S&P 500 through index funds, ETFs, options, and futures contracts. S&P 500 futures are derivative contracts that provide investors with a price based on an expected future value of the index.
#S&p500 #StockMarket #AlaskaAirGroupInc
https://www.usatoday.com/money/blueprint/investing/s-and-p-500-today-02-20-2024/