Dow Jones Transportation Average

The S&P MidCap 400 covers mid-sized US companies that sit below the S&P 500 but above the S&P 600 Small Cap index. Mid-cap stocks often offer a balance of growth potential and stability, making this index important for diversified portfolio construction.

The Standard & Poor's 500 is a market-capitalisation-weighted index of 500 leading publicly traded companies in the United States. Regarded as the best single gauge of US large-cap equities, the S&P 500 covers approximately 80% of available US market capitalisation and is widely used as a benchmark by institutional investors worldwide.

The PHLX Semiconductor Index (SOX) is a capitalisation-weighted index of 30 companies primarily involved in the design, distribution, manufacture, and sale of semiconductors. Given the growing importance of chips in AI, automotive, and data centres, SOX has become one of the most closely tracked sector indices.

The NASDAQ Composite Index includes virtually every stock listed on the NASDAQ exchange — over 3,000 securities. Heavily weighted toward technology and growth companies, it is one of the most-watched indices globally and a barometer of tech sector sentiment.