S&P 500 (SP500)

Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC  

Release: Standard & Poors  

Units:  Index, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  DailyClose

The observations for the S&P 500 represent the daily index value at market close. The market typically closes at 4 PM ETexcept for holidays when it sometimes closes early.

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The S&P 500 is regarded as a gauge of the large cap U.S. equities market. The index includes 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economywhich are publicly held on either the NYSE or NASDAQand covers 75% of U.S. equities. Since this is a price index and not a total return indexthe S&P 500 index here does not contain dividends.

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