The S&P/ASX 200 Index (INDEXASX: XJO) is an Australian stock market index, created and maintained by Standard & Poor’s (S&P). It tracks the value of the 200 largest public companies ranked by their market capitalisation, adjusted for the shares that are actually available on the market. The S&P/ASX 200 will increase if enough companies see their share prices rise, and fall when they are sold down.
If you’re studying the stock market’s return over time, don’t forget about dividends. The XJO index does NOT include dividends paid by companies. If you want a more complete picture of the performance of Australian shares, use the S&P/ASX 200 Net Total Return Index (INDEXASX: XNT) index.
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This chart shows performance of the index and S&P/ASX 200 Net Total Return (INDEXASX: XNT), which includes the impact of dividends being reinvested. The three most popular indices for Australian shares are the All Ordinaries (INDEXASX: XAO), S&P/ASX 200 Net Total Return (INDEXASX: XNT), and S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO).
Australian share market darling Afterpay Ltd (ASX: APT) shares were leading the Australian share market down on Friday, following more sell-offs on global markets overnight.
Bega Cheese Ltd (ASX:BGA) shares skidded into a trading halt today following it was revealed the company may take a hit in the form of an impairment charge.
The Healius Ltd (ASX:HLS) share price was trading 15% higher on Wednesday following the release of its 2020 half-year financial report.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) opened 2% lower on Wednesday following overnight losses on Wall Street. Making sharemarket headlines today is Redbubble Ltd (ASX:RBL), Catapult Group International Ltd (ASX:CAT) and Ridley Corporation Ltd (ASX:RIC).
The Australian sharemarket, commonly benchmarked by the S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO), fell 2.3% on Tuesday morning.
The Appen Limited (ASX:APX) share price was trading 7% lower after the market open on Tuesday following the release of its 2019 annual report.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) is expected to trade sharply lower today with the Sydney Futures Exchange pointing to a negative open.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) is expected to trade down today with NIB Holdings (ASX:NHF), G8 Education (ASX:GEM) and Jumbo Interactive (ASX:JIN) in the news.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) finished the day trading 0.25% higher. Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd (ASX:CCL), WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX:WTC) and Perpetual Limited (ASX:PPT) made waves.
Australian share market darling Afterpay Ltd (ASX: APT) shares were leading the Australian share market down on Friday, following more sell-offs on global markets overnight.
Bega Cheese Ltd (ASX:BGA) shares skidded into a trading halt today following it was revealed the company may take a hit in the form of an impairment charge.
The Healius Ltd (ASX:HLS) share price was trading 15% higher on Wednesday following the release of its 2020 half-year financial report.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) opened 2% lower on Wednesday following overnight losses on Wall Street. Making sharemarket headlines today is Redbubble Ltd (ASX:RBL), Catapult Group International Ltd (ASX:CAT) and Ridley Corporation Ltd (ASX:RIC).
The Australian sharemarket, commonly benchmarked by the S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO), fell 2.3% on Tuesday morning.
The Appen Limited (ASX:APX) share price was trading 7% lower after the market open on Tuesday following the release of its 2019 annual report.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) is expected to trade sharply lower today with the Sydney Futures Exchange pointing to a negative open.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) is expected to trade down today with NIB Holdings (ASX:NHF), G8 Education (ASX:GEM) and Jumbo Interactive (ASX:JIN) in the news.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) finished the day trading 0.25% higher. Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd (ASX:CCL), WiseTech Global Ltd (ASX:WTC) and Perpetual Limited (ASX:PPT) made waves.
