Measuring the market

Which index is widely regarded as the standard for measuring large-cap U.S. stocks' market performance?

• Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)

• S&P 500 Index

• Nasdaq Composite Index

• NYSE Composite Index

What is the primary benchmark for the Malaysian stock market?

• S&P 500

• DJIA

• Nasdaq

• FTSE KLCI

The KLCI is a capitalization-weighted index that tracks the performance of the top (a)   companies listed on the Bursa Malaysia stock exchange.

Which index includes 30 widely held stocks that represent almost a fifth of the market value of all U.S. stocks?

• Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)

• S&P 500 Index

• Nasdaq Composite Index

• NYSE Composite Index

The Nasdaq Composite Index measures the performance of all common stocks listed on which stock market?

• NYSE

• Nasdaq

• Dow Jones Industrial Average

• S&P 500 Index

Which index is a value-weighted index based on just over 2,000 stocks that represent 77% of the total market capitalization of all publicly traded companies in the United States?

• Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)

• S&P 500 Index

• Nasdaq Composite Index

• NYSE Composite Index

Which index is used as a comparison benchmark by 97% of all U.S. money managers and pension plan sponsors?

• Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)

• S&P 500 Index

• Nasdaq Composite Index

• NYSE Composite Index

Which index includes more than 3,200 companies, many of which are in the technology sector?

• Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)

• S&P 500 Index

• Nasdaq Composite Index

• NYSE Composite Index

Which index is value-weighted, meaning the largest companies in terms of value have the greatest influence?

• Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)

• S&P 500 Index

• Nasdaq Composite Index

• NYSE Composite Index

Through the use of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), it is now possible to buy and sell the market in the same way as:

• individual stocks

• bonds

• mutual funds

• commodities