The STOXX Europe 50 is a stock index of European stocks designed by STOXX Ltd., an index provider owned by Deutsche Börse Group and SIX Group. The index was introduced in February 1998.
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The STOXX Europe 50 index provides a blue-chip representation of supersector leaders in Europe covering almost 50% of the free-float market capitalization of the European stock market. The index covers 50 stocks from 18 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
The index is weighted quarterly according to free-float market capitalization with components capped at a maximum of 10% and is reviewed annually in September.
It is licensed to financial institutions to serve as underlying for a wide range of investment products such as exchange-traded funds (ETFs), futures, options, and structured products worldwide.
Versions excluding the financial services industry or the banking sector respectively are also available.
See also
edit- EURO STOXX 50, a similar index limited to the Eurozone
- STOXX Europe 600, a similar index covering approximately 90% of the free-float market capitalization of the European stock market
- S&P Europe 350
- FTSE Developed Europe Index