S&P/ASX
indices information
All Ordinaries Index
S&P/ASX 20 Index
S&P/ASX 50 Index
S&P/ASX 100 Index
S&P/ASX 200 Index
S&P/ASX 300 Index
S&P/ASX Small
Ordinaries Index
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All
Ordinaries Index
ASX code: XAO
Formerly, Australia's premier market measurement tool, the All
Ordinaries represents 500 companies listed on the Australian Stock
Exchange. The index's purpose is measurement of the entire
Australian market. Liquidity factors are not a consideration in
this index, with the exception of foreign domiciled companies. The
All Ordinaries comprised 99% of the Australian market as of August
31, 2000. |
S&P/ASX
20 Index
ASX code: XTL
The S&P/ASX 20 Index comprises 20 of the largest stocks in
Australia, with an emphasis on liquidity and investability. The
index is primarily recognized by the retail community and has been
used for a number of retail products. It will always have 20
stocks and get new constituents from the S&P/ASX 50. It is the
narrowest index available from Standard & Poor's in Australia. |
S&P/ASX
50 Index
ASX code: XFL
The S&P/ASX 50 Index comprises 50 of the largest stocks in
Australia, with an emphasis on liquidity and investability. The
index is primarily recognized by the retail community and has been
used for a number of retail products. It will always have 50
stocks and get new constituents from the S&P/ASX 100. |
S&P/ASX
100 Index
ASX code: XTO
The S&P/ASX 100 is Australia's premier large capitalisation
equity index. The index comprises 100 stocks selected by the
S&P/ASX Australian Index Committee. The number of companies in
this index will always be fixed at 100. When an index constituent
is removed, it will be immediately replaced by a company in the
S&P/ASX 200, but which is not in the S&P/ASX 100 index.
Each stock is evaluated for liquidity and size. The S&P/ASX
100, launched in April of 2000 is sufficiently liquid to support
derivatives trading and fund composition, and sufficiently broad
to attract international investors to the Australian market. The
S&P/ASX 100 index represented approximately 86% of the total
market capitalisation of the Australian Market as of August 31,
2000. |
S&P/ASX
200 Index
ASX code: XJO
The S&P/ASX 200 Index comprises the S&P/ASX 100 plus an
additional 100 stocks, with an emphasis on liquidity and
investability. Representing the top two tiers of S&P/ASX 300
stocks, the S&P/ASX 200 Index provides investors and fund
managers with an effective benchmark for Australian equity
performance, yet with an emphasis on broader representation. There
will always be a fixed number of companies, 200, in this index.
When an index constituent is removed, it will be immediately
replaced by a company in the S&P/ASX 300, but which is not in
the S&P/ASX 200 index. The S&P/ASX 200 index represented
approximately 89% of the total market capitalisation of the
Australian Market as of August 31, 2000. |
S&P/ASX 300 Index
ASX code: XKO
The S&P/ASX 300 Index represented 91% of the Australian market
as of August 31, 2000. The index includes stocks in the S&P/ASX
100 and S&P/ASX 200 indices in addition to another 100
companies in the Australian market. This index provides a broad
benchmark for fund managers. The S&P/ASX 300 index may not
always contain 300 components. Companies removed from this index
will be replaced when a suitable candidate is available from the
pool of eligible companies, or at the quarterly review. At Each
quarterly review, the number of companies included in the index
will be reset to 300. |
S&P/ASX
Small Ordinaries Index
ASX code: XSO
The S&P/ASX Australian SmallCap Index comprises the smallest
representatives of the S&P/ASX 300 Composite Index. This index
provides a benchmark for small cap investments. The companies
included in this index are companies included in the S&P/ASX
300 index, but not in the S&P/ASX 100 index. |
