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 & Poor’s 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 S&P 500 index forms part of the broader S&P 1500 and S&P Global 1200 stock market indices.