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.
Definition of index. plural. indexes. or. indices. play \Ëin-dÉ-ËsÄz\. 1a : a device (as the pointer on a scale or the gnomon of a sundial) that serves to indicate a value or quantityb : something (as a physical feature or a mode of expression) that leads one to a particular fact or conclusion : indication.