- Barometer Stock
- A security whose price pattern is regarded as an indicator of the state of the overall market.
All bellwether stocks are also barometer stocks
Investment dictionary. Academic. 2012.
Barometer Stock
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barometer stock — ➔ stock1 * * * barometer stock UK US noun [C or U] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► a share whose performance is believed to show how a stock market is developing or changing in general → See also BELLWETHER(Cf. ↑bellwether … Financial and business terms
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barometer stock — A stock whose price movements are representative of general market conditions … American business jargon
barometer stock — A security whose performance and price is regarded as an indicator of the overall health of the market. It will be a widely held blue chip with a stable price record … Big dictionary of business and management
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Stock — Ownership of a corporation which is represented by shares which represent a piece of the corporation s assets and earnings. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. stock stock 1 [stɒk ǁ stɑːk] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] especially… … Financial and business terms
barometer — [bə räm′ət ər] n. [ BARO + METER] 1. an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, esp. an aneroid barometer or an evacuated and graduated glass tube (mercury barometer) in which a column of mercury rises or falls as the pressure of the… … English World dictionary
barometer — Economic and market data that represent an overall trend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is an example of a stock market barometer. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * barometer ba‧rom‧e‧ter [bəˈrɒmtə ǁ ˈrɑːmtər] noun [countable] ECONOMICS… … Financial and business terms
Stock exchange — A stock exchange, share market or bourse is a corporation or mutual organization which provides trading facilities for stock brokers and traders, to trade stocks and other securities. Stock exchanges also provide facilities for the issue and… … Wikipedia
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