Guides to Business Subjects

No. 20 - Stock Exchange and Stock Index Information

This is one of a series of research guides produced by the Thomas J. Long Business Library at the University of California, Berkeley. The following sources contain information about stock exchanges and stock indexes worldwide.

See also Berkeley Business Guide #9: Investment Information for information on investment research resources.

Last updated: 11/2005.

For access, you must either be on campus, or connect through the Library Proxy Server.

Electronic Databases
Current stock index information
Stock exchange handbooks

Category	Sources
Electronic databases	Datastream Restricted to use by business and economics students and faculty at the Datastream terminal in the Business Library. This system contains long time series for U.S. and worldwide stock indexes, e.g. Wilshire Index, Hang Seng, Neiki, Kuala Lumpur, etc. ISI Emerging Markets Current quotes for stock indexes in emerging economies. Click on Country and then choose the Financial Information tab.
Current stock index information	Websites: American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Dow Jones Averages Includes historical data. Nasdaq New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Print: Barron's Weekly Contains Barron's Market Week, a summary of most U.S. indexes such as the Wilshire, Value Line, Russell Indexes, as well as Dow-Jones and the New York Stock Exchange. Some major foreign market indexes are included. Latest on Newspaper Racks. Current at Circulation Desk. Earlier in Microform Collection, 1923- Financial Times Daily newspaper which contains information for most European exchanges, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and South Africa. Contains some managed funds information. Latest on Newspaper Racks. Current at Circulation Desk. Earlier in Microform Collection, 1967- Wall Street Journal Contains major U.S. indexes on a daily basis. Many major foreign exchanges included. Latest on Newspaper Racks. Current at Circulation Desk. Earlier in Microform Collection, 1889-
Stock exchange handbooks	The Compaq Handbook of World Stock, Derivative & Commodity exchanges Mondo Visione. Latest issue in Reference, HG4551 .H32 Emerging Stock Markets, Factbook Standard & Poor's. Statistical overview of world stock markets with a special concentration on emerging economies. Contains a short history of each market, with statistics on trading volume, market capitalization, number of companies listed, and market performance. Latest issue in Reference, HG4551 .E43 International Encyclopedia of the Stock Market Fitzroy Dearborn. Stock market terms, stock exchange information, and biographical profiles. HG4551 .I57 1999 Reference World Stock Exchange Fact Book Electronic Commerce, Inc. A comprehensive source of information on world stock exchanges, with rankings and including companies which comprise various indexes. Includes monthly index values, annual trading volume, and country economic indicators. Latest issue in Reference, HG4551 .W64

Category

Sources

Electronic databases

Datastream
Restricted to use by business and economics students and faculty at the Datastream terminal in the Business Library. This system contains long time series for U.S. and worldwide stock indexes, e.g. Wilshire Index, Hang Seng, Neiki, Kuala Lumpur, etc.

ISI Emerging Markets
Current quotes for stock indexes in emerging economies. Click on Country and then choose the Financial Information tab.

Current stock index information

Websites:

American Stock Exchange (AMEX)

Dow Jones Averages
Includes historical data.

Nasdaq

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

Print:

Barron's Weekly
Contains Barron's Market Week, a summary of most U.S. indexes such as the Wilshire, Value Line, Russell Indexes, as well as Dow-Jones and the New York Stock Exchange. Some major foreign market indexes are included.
Latest on Newspaper Racks. Current at Circulation Desk. Earlier in Microform Collection, 1923-

Financial Times
Daily newspaper which contains information for most European exchanges, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and South Africa. Contains some managed funds information.
Latest on Newspaper Racks. Current at Circulation Desk. Earlier in Microform Collection, 1967-

Wall Street Journal
Contains major U.S. indexes on a daily basis. Many major foreign exchanges included.
Latest on Newspaper Racks. Current at Circulation Desk. Earlier in Microform Collection, 1889-

Stock exchange handbooks

The Compaq Handbook of World Stock, Derivative & Commodity exchanges
Mondo Visione.
Latest issue in Reference, HG4551 .H32

Emerging Stock Markets, Factbook
Standard & Poor's.
Statistical overview of world stock markets with a special concentration on emerging economies. Contains a short history of each market, with statistics on trading volume, market capitalization, number of companies listed, and market performance.
Latest issue in Reference, HG4551 .E43

International Encyclopedia of the Stock Market
Fitzroy Dearborn.
Stock market terms, stock exchange information, and biographical profiles.
HG4551 .I57 1999 Reference

World Stock Exchange Fact Book
Electronic Commerce, Inc.
A comprehensive source of information on world stock exchanges, with rankings and including companies which comprise various indexes. Includes monthly index values, annual trading volume, and country economic indicators.
Latest issue in Reference, HG4551 .W64