The S&P/ASX 200 Index (INDEXASX: XJO) is Australia's benchmark share market index. Launched in April 2000, it comprises the largest 200 companies on the Australian Securities Exchange by float-adjusted market capitalisation. It is one of a number of indices published by S&P Dow Jones on Australian markets (called the S&P/ASX family of indices).
Which ASX stock is the most popular in Australia?
The S&P/ASX 200 (XJO) is Australia’s leading share market index and contains the top 200 ASX listed companies by float-adjusted market capitalisation. It accounts for ~90% of Australia's equity market (April 2024). Heroes vs Zeroes. The ASX stocks that have copped the biggest broker upgrades and downgrades Which bank?
How do you invest in the ASX 200 Index?
Investing in the index is simple: investors can buy shares in any ASX 200-listed company through a broker, or buy into an exchange-traded fund (ETF), which tracks the index as a whole and is traded like a common share. Why is the ASX 200 eerily quiet today? What is the highest the ASX 200 has ever been?
