The answer is the All Ordinaries, operating under the code XAO:
Some interesting facts about the All Ordinaries:
- The index was created in 1979
- It is made up of 500 of the largest companies on the ASX by market capitalisation
- The index equates to approximately 88% of the value of the shares on the ASX
- The highest point was on November 1, 2007 at 6,873.20
- The low point of the GFC saw a drop to 3,111.70; a drop of 54% from the high
- The current market cap is close to 1,754,200,000,000 (1.754 trillion)
- In terms of sectors it is broken down by:
- Financial - 32.9%
- Materials - 15.7%
- Real Estate - 8.8%
- Industrials - 8.4%
- Health Care - 7.6%
- Consumer Staples - 6.8%
- Consumers Discretionary - 6.6%
- Energy - 4.9%
- Telecommunication Services - 4.1%
- Utilities - 2.4%
- Information Technology - 1.9%
Graph courtesy of asx.com.au
Some interesting facts about the All Ordinaries:
- The index was created in 1979
- It is made up of 500 of the largest companies on the ASX by market capitalisation
- The index equates to approximately 88% of the value of the shares on the ASX
- The highest point was on November 1, 2007 at 6,873.20
- The low point of the GFC saw a drop to 3,111.70; a drop of 54% from the high
- The current market cap is close to 1,754,200,000,000 (1.754 trillion)
- In terms of sectors it is broken down by:
- Financial - 32.9%
- Materials - 15.7%
- Real Estate - 8.8%
- Industrials - 8.4%
- Health Care - 7.6%
- Consumer Staples - 6.8%
- Consumers Discretionary - 6.6%
- Energy - 4.9%
- Telecommunication Services - 4.1%
- Utilities - 2.4%
- Information Technology - 1.9%
Graph courtesy of asx.com.au