Friday, January 21, 2005

MARKET INDICATORS .... Canada Invest your money!

To get the bigger picture you may want to turn to a stock index, an indicator of market trends calculated by averaging several stocks. The two most widely used indicators are the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the New York Stock Exchange Composite Index. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is computed daily by averaging the day's prices in thirty key companies. The Dow is recorded in points that do not convert into dollars. The NYSE Composite Index is an average of the price changes of all the common stocks listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Other major market indicators include the Standard and Poor's, NASDAQ, and Amex Indexes. Å

Tuesday, January 18, 2005

How to Invest in Stock ♦