Asia-Pacific Stock Market Indexes

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Asia-Pacific indexes cover markets with materially different structures, from price-weighted Japanese benchmarks to mainland Chinese indexes whose share classes and access rules affect who can hold them.

Every asia-pacific stock market indexes in this group

Share class matters more here than in most regions. The same company can be listed in several places under different classes with different eligibility, and indexes differ in which they include.

• Nikkei 225: Price-weighted Japanese blue-chip benchmark (Nikkei).
• TOPIX: Broad Tokyo equity benchmark (JPX).
• JPX Prime 150: Selected Prime Market companies (JPX).
• Hang Seng Index: Hong Kong market benchmark (Hang Seng Indexes).
• Hang Seng China Enterprises Index: Mainland China companies listed in Hong Kong (Hang Seng Indexes).
• Hang Seng TECH Index: Hong Kong-listed technology leaders (Hang Seng Indexes).
• CSI 300: Large/mid-cap Shanghai + Shenzhen A-shares (China Securities Index).
• SSE Composite: Broad Shanghai-listed equity benchmark (Shanghai Stock Exchange).
• SSE 50: Large Shanghai-listed companies (Shanghai Stock Exchange).
• Shenzhen Component Index: Major Shenzhen-listed companies (Shenzhen Stock Exchange).
• ChiNext Index: Growth/innovation companies on ChiNext (Shenzhen Stock Exchange).
• TAIEX: Taiwan Stock Exchange benchmark (TWSE).
• KOSPI: Main Korean stock-market benchmark (Korea Exchange).
• KOSDAQ: Korean growth/technology market benchmark (Korea Exchange).
• Nifty 50: 50 large Indian companies (NSE Indices).
• Nifty Next 50: Next 50 after Nifty 50 (NSE Indices).
• Nifty 500: Broad Indian equity benchmark (NSE Indices).
• BSE Sensex: 30 major BSE-listed companies (Asia Index/BSE).
• BSE 500: Broad BSE-listed equity benchmark (Asia Index/BSE).
• S&P/ASX 200: 200 leading Australian-listed companies (S&P Dow Jones Indices/ASX).
• All Ordinaries: Broad Australian equity benchmark (ASX).
• S&P/NZX 50: New Zealand large-cap benchmark (NZX/S&P Dow Jones Indices).
• Straits Times Index: Singapore blue-chip benchmark (FTSE Russell/SGX).
• Hang Seng China 50 Index: Top 50 China-linked stocks in Hong Kong (Hang Seng Indexes).
• Hang Seng China A Industry Top Index: Top China A-share stocks by industry (Hang Seng Indexes).
• Hang Seng Composite Index: Broad Hong Kong equity benchmark (Hang Seng Indexes).
• Hang Seng Mainland Properties Index: China mainland property sector in Hong Kong (Hang Seng Indexes).
• JPX-Nikkei Index 400: Japanese high-quality company equity benchmark (JPX/Nikkei).
• Nikkei 300: Japanese broad equity benchmark (JPX/Nikkei).
• Nikkei 500 Stock Average: Japanese broad equity benchmark (JPX/Nikkei).
• Nikkei Stock Average Volatility Index: Japanese equity volatility benchmark (JPX/Nikkei).
• TOPIX Core30: Japanese blue-chip equity benchmark (JPX/Nikkei).
• TOPIX Large70: Japanese large-cap equity benchmark (JPX/Nikkei).
• TOPIX Mid400: Japanese mid-cap equity benchmark (JPX/Nikkei).
• TOPIX Small: Japanese small-cap equity benchmark (JPX/Nikkei).
• KOSDAQ 150: Korean growth company equity benchmark (Korea Exchange).
• KOSPI 100: Korean large-cap equity benchmark (Korea Exchange).
• KOSPI 200: Korean blue-chip equity benchmark (Korea Exchange).
• KOSPI 50: Korean large-cap equity benchmark (Korea Exchange).
• KRX 300: Korean broad equity benchmark (Korea Exchange).
• FTSE TWSE Taiwan 50 Index: Top 50 Taiwanese equities (TWSE/FTSE Russell).
• FTSE TWSE Taiwan Mid-Cap 100 Index: Taiwanese mid-cap equity benchmark (TWSE/FTSE Russell).
• Taiwan High Compensation 100 Index: Taiwanese high-dividend equity benchmark (TWSE/FTSE Russell).
• FTSE ST All-Share Index: Broad Singapore equity benchmark (FTSE Russell/SGX).
• FTSE ST Mid Cap Index: Singapore mid-cap equity benchmark (FTSE Russell/SGX).
• FTSE ST Small Cap Index: Singapore small-cap equity benchmark (FTSE Russell/SGX).
• S&P/ASX 100: Top 100 companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange by float-adjusted market cap (S&P Dow Jones Indices/ASX).
• S&P/ASX 20: Top 20 companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange by float-adjusted market cap (S&P Dow Jones Indices/ASX).
• S&P/ASX 300: Top ~300 companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange by float-adjusted market cap (S&P Dow Jones Indices/ASX).
• S&P/ASX 50: Top 50 companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange by float-adjusted market cap (S&P Dow Jones Indices/ASX).
• S&P/ASX All Technology Index: Technology sector companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (S&P Dow Jones Indices/ASX).
• S&P/ASX Emerging Companies Index: Smaller emerging companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (S&P Dow Jones Indices/ASX).
• S&P/ASX MidCap 50: Mid-cap 50 companies ranked 51-100 by float-adjusted market cap on the ASX (S&P Dow Jones Indices/ASX).
• S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries: ~200 small-cap companies in the S&P/ASX 300 but not the S&P/ASX 100 (S&P Dow Jones Indices/ASX).
• S&P/NZX 10: Top 10 companies listed on the New Zealand Exchange by float-adjusted market cap (S&P Dow Jones Indices/NZX).
• S&P/NZX 20: Top 20 companies listed on the New Zealand Exchange by float-adjusted market cap (S&P Dow Jones Indices/NZX).
• S&P/NZX All Index: All eligible companies listed on the New Zealand Exchange (S&P Dow Jones Indices/NZX).
• S&P/NZX MidCap Index: Mid-cap companies listed on the New Zealand Exchange (S&P Dow Jones Indices/NZX).
• S&P/NZX SmallCap Index: Small-cap companies listed on the New Zealand Exchange (S&P Dow Jones Indices/NZX).

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