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Global Stock Index Reference: 25 Major Equity Benchmarks

Name: Global Stock Index Reference: 25 Major Equity Benchmarks
Creator: Global Markets Review

A provider-sourced reference to major global equity indices, showing market coverage, index provider and the broad construction used by each benchmark without relying on a live index level.

Last reviewed: 2 September 2026. The dataset records disclosed values, definitions and status rather than estimating missing information.

Index names are often treated as interchangeable shorthand for a country or market, but they can differ materially in company count, weighting method, eligibility and geographic scope. This reference keeps those definitions attached to the benchmark.

It deliberately does not publish a live index level. Values move continuously and are better obtained from the index provider or an exchange-linked market-data service. The purpose here is durable methodology and coverage reference.

Global Stock Index Reference: 25 Major Equity Benchmarks
Index	Market / coverage	Provider	Broad construction	Primary source
S&P 500	United States large cap	S&P Dow Jones Indices	500 leading US companies; float-adjusted market-cap weighted	Source
S&P MidCap 400	United States mid cap	S&P Dow Jones Indices	400 mid-cap US companies; float-adjusted market-cap weighted	Source
S&P SmallCap 600	United States small cap	S&P Dow Jones Indices	600 small-cap US companies; float-adjusted market-cap weighted	Source
Dow Jones Industrial Average	United States blue chip	S&P Dow Jones Indices	30 US blue-chip companies; price weighted	Source
Nasdaq-100	Nasdaq-listed non-financial large caps	Nasdaq	100 large non-financial Nasdaq-listed companies; modified market-cap weighting	Source
Nasdaq Composite	Nasdaq-listed equities	Nasdaq	Broad Nasdaq-listed equity benchmark; market-cap weighted	Source
Russell 1000	United States large and mid cap	FTSE Russell	Approximately the largest 1,000 US companies by market capitalisation	Source
Russell 2000	United States small cap	FTSE Russell	Small-cap segment of the Russell 3000 universe	Source
FTSE 100	United Kingdom large cap	FTSE Russell	100 largest eligible companies on the London Stock Exchange by full market capitalisation subject to index rules	Source
FTSE 250	United Kingdom mid cap	FTSE Russell	Companies ranked below the FTSE 100 within the eligible UK index universe	Source
STOXX Europe 600	Developed Europe	STOXX	600 companies across European developed markets; free-float market-cap weighted	Source
EURO STOXX 50	Eurozone blue chip	STOXX	50 blue-chip companies from euro-area countries; free-float market-cap weighted	Source
DAX	Germany large cap	STOXX / Deutsche Börse	40 major German companies; free-float market-cap weighted with index caps	Source
MDAX	Germany mid cap	STOXX / Deutsche Börse	German companies below the DAX large-cap segment under the DAX index rules	Source
CAC 40	France large cap	Euronext	40 major shares selected from the Paris market; free-float market-cap weighting	Source
AEX	Netherlands large cap	Euronext	Leading companies listed in Amsterdam; free-float market-cap weighted	Source
IBEX 35	Spain large cap	BME	35 liquid Spanish equities selected under the IBEX technical rules	Source
FTSE MIB	Italy large cap	FTSE Russell / Borsa Italiana	40 leading Italian equities by liquidity and market representation	Source
SMI	Switzerland large cap	SIX	20 largest and most liquid Swiss Performance Index companies	Source
Nikkei 225	Japan large cap	Nikkei	225 Tokyo-listed companies; price weighted	Source
TOPIX	Japan broad market	Japan Exchange Group	Broad Tokyo Stock Exchange equity benchmark; free-float adjusted market-cap weighting	Source
Hang Seng Index	Hong Kong large cap	Hang Seng Indexes	Large and liquid Hong Kong market companies; free-float market-cap weighted with caps	Source
S&P/ASX 200	Australia large and mid cap	S&P Dow Jones Indices	200 leading ASX-listed companies; float-adjusted market-cap weighted	Source
S&P/TSX Composite	Canada broad large/mid cap	S&P Dow Jones Indices / TMX	Headline Canadian equity benchmark; float-adjusted market-cap weighted	Source
MSCI World	Developed markets global	MSCI	Large- and mid-cap representation across developed markets	Source
MSCI Emerging Markets	Emerging markets global	MSCI	Large- and mid-cap representation across emerging markets	Source

Methodology

Only widely followed equity benchmarks with an identifiable index provider and public methodology or product page are included. The construction column is intentionally high level and should not replace the provider's current rulebook.

Provider methodology takes precedence if a rule changes. GMR reviews the reference periodically and does not infer constituent eligibility from company size alone.

Using the dataset

These research pages are maintained as reference datasets rather than one-off news stories. Readers citing a table should include the review date because company, regulatory and project status can change materially between updates.