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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).
All three US stock markets finished higher on Thursday, the Dow Jones up 0.4%, S&P 500 up 0.3% and the Nasdaq only slightly at 0.1%.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) finished around 0.6% lower as a swathe of dividend payments were extracted from the market.
The Nasdaq continued its strong recent run, finishing at another record overnight. US-listed Chinese tech stocks are back in vogue.
The S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO) fell 0.1% to begin September, with Metcash (ASX:MTS) and Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) shares in the news.
US stock markets managed to deliver a seventh straight monthly gain despite a weak finish to August. Zoom (NASDAQ:ZM) share are in the news.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) strengthened throughout the day to ultimately finish higher on Tuesday following a positive lead from Wall Street.
US stock markets pivoted back towards quality on Monday with the Nasdaq moving 0.9% higher behind a 3% increase in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) pushed higher on Monday as ASX reporting season draws to a close. Fortescue (ASX:FMG) and Altium (ASX:ALU) shares are in the news.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) delivered a 2.2% gain over the week. Here are my 3 ASX investor takeaways.
All three US stock markets finished higher on Thursday, the Dow Jones up 0.4%, S&P 500 up 0.3% and the Nasdaq only slightly at 0.1%.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) finished around 0.6% lower as a swathe of dividend payments were extracted from the market.
The Nasdaq continued its strong recent run, finishing at another record overnight. US-listed Chinese tech stocks are back in vogue.
The S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX:XJO) fell 0.1% to begin September, with Metcash (ASX:MTS) and Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) shares in the news.
US stock markets managed to deliver a seventh straight monthly gain despite a weak finish to August. Zoom (NASDAQ:ZM) share are in the news.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) strengthened throughout the day to ultimately finish higher on Tuesday following a positive lead from Wall Street.
US stock markets pivoted back towards quality on Monday with the Nasdaq moving 0.9% higher behind a 3% increase in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) pushed higher on Monday as ASX reporting season draws to a close. Fortescue (ASX:FMG) and Altium (ASX:ALU) shares are in the news.
The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) delivered a 2.2% gain over the week. Here are my 3 ASX investor takeaways.
