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The U.S. holds the top spot as the world’s largest economy and its financial markets, by default, are the biggest and most liquid. U.S. equities have a total market value that dwarfs the market value of the rest of the world. When the U.S. share market index is measured with the MSCI All Country World index, it accounts for approximately 60% of the entire index. Consequently, U.S. stocks and the American markets cannot be ignored. Every day, the world’s financial markets watch the U.S. markets to determine the fate of stocks in the rest of the markets across the globe.
An integral part of the American economy, the U.S. stock market serves as an effective barometer of the financial strength of the American economy. Besides providing a place for investors and other key players to buy and sell American and international stock, the American markets with price fluctuations give a broader view of general economic conditions in the U.S. The U.S. market can be a challenge to navigate and a guide can help. However, you should know a bit of its history first.
The roots of the American stock market can be traced back to the 1700s. At the time, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange was established to trade in government securities. In 1792, the NYSE, or the New York Stock Exchange was created and this rapidly turned into the most important stock exchange in America. Over time, other exchanges like the Nasdaq Stock Market and the American Stock Exchange emerged. Now, the American markets give investors a broad range of investment options through all these exchanges.
If you are trading in the U.S. share market live, you need to know about stock indices. In any stock market, an index acts as a benchmark reflecting the overall performance of a set of stocks. As far as the U.S. financial markets are concerned, many main stock market indices are used by investors to monitor the performance of the American markets in general. The most well-recognised indices in the U.S. markets are:
The DJIA is the oldest index in the world, dating as early as the 19th century. It was formulated by Charles Dow. Due to its long history, the index is regularly cited as a general gauge of the U.S. share market today and the economy overall.
You can easily track the U.S. share market through its various indices but does the American stock market mirror the financial markets in a global sense? For the most part, some analysts insist that the U.S. stock market is a domestically driven market, as is so often reflected by S&P 500 stocks. This translates to the fact that the index's performance is typically the American economy's general strength. Nonetheless, in recent times, this phenomenon has undergone a change and recent trends have shown that the S&P 500 has attained a more international nature. In this sense, the index could be termed a global index.
As U.S. markets are gradually becoming reliant on foreign revenue sources, primarily for business growth and expansion, the U.S. stock market is evolving with international characteristics. What does this mean for U.S. stock indices? It means that they may essentially be moving in tandem with international equities.
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