Answer-What does S & P 500 relate to?

The S P 500 is a stock market index containing the stock of 500 Large - Cap corporations, most of which are American. The index is most noticeable of the many indices owned and maintained by Standard Poors a division of Mc Graw- Hill. S P 500 is used in reference not only to the index but also to the 500 companies that have their common stock included in the index. The SP 500 index forms part of the broader SP 1500 and SP Global 1200 stock market indices.