The S&P 500 is seen as a gauge of the stock market itself – here's how this widely watched stock index works

News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. Changes in the S&P 500 index flash constantly in stock exchanges and online during the trading day. The index is seen as a stand-in for the performance of US equities and the economy overall. Alexi Rosenfeld / Contributor/Getty ImagesThe S&P 500 is a broad-based stock market index, consisting of the 500 largest US public companies. The diversity and size of the companies it tracks make the S&P a proxy for the entire stock market. You can't invest in the S&P 500 itself, but you can buy an index fund that duplicates its stocks and performance. Visit Insider's Investing Reference library for more stories. People often say "The stock market is up," or "The market is down." But the stock market is an amorphous thing, encompassing thousands of equities and dozens of stock exchanges. What they actually mean is a particular stock market index, or group of publicly traded companies, is up or down. And if they're in the US, odds are that index is the Standard & Poor's 500, or S&P 500.  Named for the number of companies on its list, the S&P 500 is "a broad-based index that includes the cross-section of economic sectors like information technology, healthcare To keep reading about The S&P 500 is seen as a gauge of the stock market itself – here's how this widely watched stock index works, Click on the link. Seoul, Korea
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