Market: United States

About the United States market

The United States has the largest stock market in the world. Shares trade mainly on the New York Stock Exchange and on Nasdaq, and the most followed indices are the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq 100.

Prices are in US dollars. Technology companies carry a large weight, alongside banks, health care, consumer and energy groups, and many foreign companies are also listed in New York.