What is the meaning of Market index?

Market measure that consists of weighted values of the components that make up certain list of companies. A stock market tracks the performance of certain stocks by weighting them according to their prices and the number of outstanding shares by a particular formula.

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APABarry Goldsmith. (2010). market index. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/market_index/definitions/1157821
ChicagoBarry Goldsmith. 2010. "market index" http://smartdefine.org/market_index/definitions/1157821 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardBarry Goldsmith 2010, market index, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/market_index/definitions/1157821>.
MLABarry Goldsmith. "market index" 21 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/market_index/definitions/1157821>