the All-Ordinaries Index
a list of numbers that represent the price of shares on the Australian stock exchange, based on the average price of the most successful shares. In Australia, this is often simply called the All-Ords.
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a list of numbers that represent the price of shares on the Australian stock exchange, based on the average price of the most successful shares. In Australia, this is often simply called the All-Ords.
a stock exchange in New York where people can buy and sell shares in a small company
a number that represents an average of the share value of important companies in the US It goes up or down every day according to activity on the stock market, and is used as a sign of how well the US economy is performing. The Dow Jones Average is often simply called the Dow Jones or the Dow.
the ftse index
the Financial Times Stock Exchange Index: an average of the prices of shares from the 100 most important companies on the London stock exchange
a list of the prices of various shares (=parts of a company) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations: a system in the US for buying and selling shares in businesses, especially new businesses relating to computers
a list of share prices in Japanese companies, published every day. It is often simply called the Nikkei.
the American stock market
the street in New York where the stock exchange and other important financial institutions have their offices
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