This Bakery Business market research report summary is from IBISWorld which also sells a full version of this report. 1  According to IBISWorld, firms within this industry manufacture fresh and frozen bread and baked goods, including cakes, muffins and croissants but excluding cookies and crackers.
A stock index or stock market index is a measurement of the value of a section of the stock market. It is computed from the prices of selected stocks (typically a weighted average). It is a tool used by investors and financial managers to describe the market, and to compare the return on specific investments.
Princeton's WordNet (2.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition: index (noun). a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number. index, index number, indicant, indicator (noun). a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time.