EURO STOXX 50 INDEX TODAY

The EuroStoxx 50 consists of the shares of the 50 largest companies in the Eurozone and represents their growth. For this reason, the EuroStoxx 50 and its growth are also regarded as an indicator for the Eurozone share market as a whole. The securities contained in the EuroStoxx 50 are weighted according to their market capitalization and free float. Two variants of the EuroStoxx 50 are calculated: Firstly, there is the price index, comparable with the SMI, the index level of which displays the average of the shares contained within it and which does not take dividend payments into account. Secondly, there is the dividend-corrected performance index, similar to the SMIC.

The inclusion of a company in the EuroStoxx 50 does not depend on defined criteria and does not take place on specified dates. Instead, a joint venture between the Swiss Stock Exchange SWG Group, Deutsche B?rse AG and Dow Jones & Company decides whether a share is to be included or excluded.

The second largest European stock market barometer besides the EuroStoxx 50 is the Stoxx 50. It lists the shares of the 50 largest companies from all over Europe. It also includes companies from Switzerland and the UK – non-euro countries whose companies cannot be included in the EuroStoxx 50 based on the above principles.