An index summarises hundreds of individual stock moves into one number. We track the five US benchmarks (S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq, Russell 2000, VIX) and five major global indices (FTSE, DAX, CAC, Nikkei, Hang Seng). The VIX in particular is worth a glance daily — it spikes before market stress shows up in price.
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What you'll see
- S&P 500: 500 largest US companies, market-cap weighted — the broad market
- Dow Jones: 30 blue-chips, price-weighted — narrow but historic
- Nasdaq Composite: tech-heavy, growth-tilted
- Russell 2000: small-caps, leading indicator for domestic economic health
- VIX: 30-day implied volatility on S&P options — fear gauge
- Global: FTSE (UK), DAX (DE), CAC (FR), Nikkei (JP), Hang Seng (HK)
Where the data comes from
Quotes are pulled live from Yahoo Finance with a Stooq fallback (and CoinGecko for crypto specifically). Cached server-side for 90 seconds so we never hammer the upstream. No login or API key is required. Limited operational analytics and CDN logs are disclosed in our privacy stance; they are not used for ad targeting or personalized ranking.