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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).
Shares in Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX:NCM) are bucking the trend this morning trading up by more than 3%. But, its big payday might require an economic meltdown.
The ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) is expected to open down quite heavily today (around 1.8%), adding onto the pain of yesterday.
The ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) is down 1.26% at the time of writing after some news out of the United States.
The ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO)(^AXJO) is expected to open lower today, the USA’s S&P 500 Index (.INX) fell by 1.23% on Tuesday.
The ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO)(^AXJO) is expected to open higher today, the USA’s S&P 500 Index (.INX) rose by 0.50% on Monday.
The ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO)(^AXJO) is expected to open lower today, the USA’s S&P 500 Index (.INX) fell by 0.53% on Friday.
The ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO)(^AXJO) is expected to open higher today, the USA’s S&P 500 Index (.INX) fell by 0.24% on Thursday.
The ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO)(^AXJO) is expected to open higher today, the USA’s S&P 500 Index (.INX) rose by 0.62% on Wednesday.
Would it be a good idea to buy $1,000 of Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) shares?
Shares in Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX:NCM) are bucking the trend this morning trading up by more than 3%. But, its big payday might require an economic meltdown.
The ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) is expected to open down quite heavily today (around 1.8%), adding onto the pain of yesterday.
The ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) is down 1.26% at the time of writing after some news out of the United States.
The ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO)(^AXJO) is expected to open lower today, the USA’s S&P 500 Index (.INX) fell by 1.23% on Tuesday.
The ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO)(^AXJO) is expected to open higher today, the USA’s S&P 500 Index (.INX) rose by 0.50% on Monday.
The ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO)(^AXJO) is expected to open lower today, the USA’s S&P 500 Index (.INX) fell by 0.53% on Friday.
The ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO)(^AXJO) is expected to open higher today, the USA’s S&P 500 Index (.INX) fell by 0.24% on Thursday.
The ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO)(^AXJO) is expected to open higher today, the USA’s S&P 500 Index (.INX) rose by 0.62% on Wednesday.
Would it be a good idea to buy $1,000 of Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) shares?
