The ISEQ 20 is a benchmark
stock market index composed of companies that trade on
Euronext Dublin
Euronext Dublin (formerly The Irish Stock Exchange, ISE; ga, Stocmhalartán na hÉireann) is Ireland's main stock exchange, and has been in existence since 1793.
The Euronext Dublin lists debt and fund securities and is used as a European g ...
. The index comprises the 20 companies with the highest trading volume and
market capitalisation
Market capitalization, sometimes referred to as market cap, is the total value of a publicly traded company's outstanding common shares owned by stockholders.
Market capitalization is equal to the market price per common share multiplied by t ...
contained within the ISEQ Overall Index.
The index was started on 31 December 2004 at a base of 1,000 points.
The Irish Overall Index has a longer history and is more often used for comparing the performance of the Irish stocks for a longer period.
Due to the "
Celtic Tiger
The "Celtic Tiger" ( ga, An Tíogar Ceilteach) is a term referring to the economy of Ireland from the mid-1990s to the late 2000s, a period of rapid real economic growth fuelled by foreign direct investment. The boom was dampened by a subseque ...
" economy the index rose to just over 1500 points in April 2007, before declining sharply in the
Irish financial crisis
The post-2008 Irish economic downturn in the Republic of Ireland, coincided with a series of banking scandals, followed the 1990s and 2000s Celtic Tiger period of rapid real economic growth fuelled by foreign direct investment, a subsequent pr ...
to under 300 points, since when it has recovered to over 1000 points
Since 2005 the ISEQ 20 index is covered by an
ETF contract; other ETFs are also listed on the ISE.
Constituents
As of March 2021.
Previous constituents
References
External links
Official ISEQ 20 prices from EuronextOfficial ISEQ 20 composition from Euronext
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Euronext indices
Economy of the Republic of Ireland