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STOCK MARKET INDEX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Index based on a statistical compilation of the share prices of a number of representative stocks
Synonyms:
stock index; stock market index
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("stock market index" is a kind of...):
index; index number; indicant; indicator (a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time)
Instance hyponyms:
Dow-Jones Industrial Average; Dow Jones (an indicator of stock market prices; based on the share values of 30 blue-chip stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange)
Standard and Poor's; Standard and Poor's Index (a broadly based stock market index)
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