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.
Lets back up... An index is an integer that identifies the location of an element in a array, list, or other collection type. When accessing items in an array, list or other collection type, you use parenthesis with an index number inside. Array(Index# or Integer Variable).