Everything you need to know about stock indexes: What is a Stock Index, how many stocks are there in a stock index, what are some of the popular stock indices (like Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite Index, London's FTSE 100 or the "Footsie", Hong Kong's Hang Seng), can the constituents of a stock market index change or they stay the same, if the index goes up or down does it mean all its stocks have gone up or down in price, how is the value of the stock index calculated (Price weighted and Market capitalization weighted), and more.

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