- Indices
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- Listing
- Intraday Chart
- Comparison
- Historical Chart
Indices
Listing
Displays the indices e.g. Composite Index, EMAS Index, Second Board, etc in either list format or
chart format
Note
Index is a measurement of the trend of share prices. It is not just an average of share
prices, but weighted to reflect the number of shares outstanding for a particular group /
category.
The index allows you to analyze the stock markets condition e.g. the Composite Index value is
based on the 100 blue chip stocks i.e. stocks of well known renowned companies with a track
record of dividend payment and capital appreciation over a period of time and if the Composite
Index value drops, it means that the stock market is not in a good condition
- To view the index values / listing, select Listing from the Indices drop down menu
Figure 3-1. Indices: Listing
Intraday Chart
Displays comprehensive information on every sector found in the Indices such as a line graph of
the selected Index, a pie chart of the selected index stocks status i.e. the amount of up stocks, down
stocks, etc, the leading movers, lagging movers and other charts such as volume, buy rate, value,
market capitalization, transactions and up vs. down vs. unchanged
Note
Leading movers are stocks that has the most increment in price change meanwhile
lagging movers are stocks that has the most decrement in price change
- To view the intraday chart, select Intraday Chart from the Indices drop down menu
- You can also view the intraday chart by double clicking on a selected index
- To view the other charts i.e. Volume, Buy Rate, Value, Market Capitalization, Transactions
and Up vs Down vs Unchanged, click the Chart View (Page 2) icon
- To view all the Up, Down, Unchanged, Untraded or Suspended counters or Down counters
or others, click on the specific color on the pie chart i.e. if you click on the red part of the
pie chart, you will be able to view all down counters in the stock market for the day
Figure 3-2. Indices: Intraday Chart
Figure 3-3. Indices: Intraday Chart Page 2
Figure 3-4. Indices: Intraday Chart Listing
Comparison
You can make a graph comparison between indices here
You can select up to 4 other index to be compared with your selected index
The graph for the indices will be displayed in different colors
- Select an index, select Comparison from the Indices drop down menu
- The graph of your selected index will be displayed in white
- To select other indices to make a comparison, select the index by clicking the down arrow
- A list of all indices will be displayed for your selection
- The selected index will be displayed in the color of the line beside the index name
- To view the price at a selected time for the selected indices, move your mouse over the graph
- You can see a vertical line moving according to your mouse movement
- Place the line at any part of the graph to view the value of the indices at the selected time
Note
The value and changes is compared with the previous days closing value and hence if the
value is higher than the previous days closing value, the value is positive and vice versa
Figure 3-5. Indices: Compari
Historical Chart
Displays the historical performance of indices over the past years. Basically there are 2 tyeps of
charts to choose for viewing, Bar Chart and Candle Stick It has the feature of zooming in and out as
well as saving the chart.
- Select an index, select Historical Chart from the Indices drop down menu
- The Composite Index graph will be displayed.
- You can navigate back and forth the whole graph by click and dragging in the middle of the chart.
- Exact details of the chart are then displayed at the bottom of the graph as you move the mouse over it.
- To save the chart click on the diskette icon at the top.
Figure 3-6. Historical Chart