indices

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Since the end of February, the three major stock market indices — the Standard & Poor’s 500, the Dow Jones industrials and the Nasdaq composite — have fallen by a few percentage points.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

US stocks began the session sharply lower, but later regained their footing, with two of the three major indices ending narrowly positive.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

“It is intended to make the indices more representative of the real economic exposure they are designed to measure,” the index provider said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Those worries are expressed through higher put-call ratios and an increase in volatility-related indices and products.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

The Latin for indices and tokens is signa or indicia; the French is preuves.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton