Inline
A statistical measure of change in an economy or a securities market. In the case of financial markets, an index is an imaginary portfolio of securities representing a particular market or a portion of it. Each index has its own calculation methodology and is usually expressed in terms of a change from a base value.
Thus, the percentage change is more important than the actual numeric value.
Stock and bond market indexes are used to construct index mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) whose portfolios mirror the components of the index.
There are different indices of Different countries.
Trading Product |
Trading Hours (GMT) |
Break Time |
USA30 |
Sun 22.00 - Fri 20.15 |
Daily from 20.15 until 20.30 |
USA500 |
Sun 22.00 - Fri 20.15 |
Daily from 20.15 until 20.30 |
USA100 |
Sun 22.00 - Fri 20.15 |
Daily from 20.15 until 20.30 |
FTSE100 |
Daily 08.00 - 21.00 |
None |
DAX30 |
Daily 07.00- 21.00 |
None |
ITA40 |
Daily 08.00 - 16.40 |
None |
SPA35 |
Daily 08.00 - 16.30 |
None |
CAC40 |
Daily 06.00 - 20.00 |
None |
HKO43 |
Daily 01.15 - 08.15 |
Daily 04.00 - 05.00 |
JAP225 |
Sun 00.00 - Fri 22.15 |
Daily from 21.15 until 00.00 |
SWE30 |
Daily 08.00 - 16.20 |
None |
SUI30 |
Daily 6.50- 16.25 |
None |
AUS200 |
Daily 23.50 - 20.00 |
06.30 - 7.10 (market closes at 20.00) |
