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• base-weighted index — /ˌbeɪs ˌweɪtɪd ɪndeks/ noun an index which is weighted according to the base year …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• base-weighted index — See index number …   Big dictionary of business and management

• Taiwan Stock Exhange Corporation (TSEC) Weighted Index — A stock market index comprised of companies traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE). The TSEC weighted index is made up of all the stocks in the Taiwan Stock Exchange and each is given a weight based on its market capitalization. Preferred… …   Investment dictionary

• index — A specialized average. Stock indexes may be calculated by establishing a base against which the current value of the stocks, commodities, bonds, etc., will change; for example, the S&P 500 index uses the 1941 1943 market value of the 500 stocks… …   Financial and business terms

• index number — A number used to represent the changes in a set of values between a base year and the present. If the index reflects fluctuations in a single variable, such as the price of a commodity, the index number can be calculated using the formula: 100… …   Big dictionary of business and management

• Index of industrial production — (IIP) in simplest terms is index which details out the growth of various sectors in an economy. E.g. Indian IIP will focus on sectors like mining, electricity, Manufacturing General.Also base year needs to be decided on the basis of which all the …   Wikipedia

• Index of Dependency — The annual Index of Dependency, published by the Heritage Foundation s Center for Data Analysis, attempts to measure government expansion in America and the degree of reliance on social support programs. Though established in 2002, the index has… …   Wikipedia

• Weighted average cost of capital — The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is the rate that a company is expected to pay to finance its assets. WACC is the minimum return that a company must earn on existing asset base to satisfy its creditors, owners, and other providers of… …   Wikipedia

• index — A quantitative social, economic, or political measure, often a weighted combination of a number of selected individual indicators for the domain of interest. One example is the Federal Bureau of Investigation s uniform crime index for the USA.… …   Dictionary of sociology

• Stock market index — A stock market index is a method of measuring a section of the stock market. Many indices are compiled by news or financial services firms and are used to benchmark the performance of portfolios such as mutual funds. Types of indices Stock market …   Wikipedia

• Cost-weighted activity index — A cost weighted activity index is a technique for measuring the changes in the output of an organisation over time. It is used particularly for Government departments and other bodies that do not operate in a market, hence normal means of… …   Wikipedia