Bloomberg: market index prices, members & movers
How can I find market index prices, members, and movers in Bloomberg?
To locate major world equity indices, type WEI and hit GO.
Select index of interest, e.g., S&P 500 Index, for a display of industry sectors.
Click on sectors to reveal constituent companies. Type frequently used shortcuts and hit GO:
HP for historical price table with volume
GP for graph of historical prices
GPA for graph of historical average prices
Use amber fields to modify the display; e.g., start/end date, frequency, currency, and the market.
To identify index members type the shortcut and hit GO:
MEMB to view list of index members, percent weight, shares, and last price
MOV to view leading and lagging index movers
Use the format Bloomberg abbreviation for index [INDEX] and use Bloomberg shortcuts to go directly to information, e.g.,:
SPX [INDEX] HP [GO] for S&P 500 levels
CCMP [INDEX] MEMB [GO] for NASDAQ Composite members
INDU [INDEX] MOV [GO] for leading and lagging Dow Jones Industrial Average members
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