Index / ETFs

Stocks plunged by the most in almost eight years during February, as a fast and widely spreading Coronavirus stoked concerns about a global economic slowdown.

Following on from the successful derivatives launches in 2019, STOXX Ltd. (now part of Qontigo) has recently licensed the STOXX® USA 500 ESG-X Index as an underlying for listed futures on Eurex.

The continued growth in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and other passive-type investments was a defining feature of the year that ended.

Qontigo has licensed the iSTOXX Italy Small Mid Cap Index to the Italian asset manager Sella SGR.

The German stock-market company said the Eurex STOXX USA 500 ESG-X Futures contract screens out thermal-coal mining, coal-fired power plants, controversial weapons.

In January, stocks posted their first monthly decline since August, as fears that the coronavirus may dent travel and consumption in China and beyond rattled markets.

The STOXX Factor Index suite is comprised of five single-factor indices and a multifactor index engineered to deliver the excess returns associated with each factor using a diversified index of securities with carefully managed exposure, liquidity and risk characteristics.

Stocks rose for a fourth consecutive month in December, extending indices’ record-breaking rally this year, as the US and China struck an initial trade deal and reports pointed to an acceleration in the global economy.

Stocks rose for a fourth consecutive month in December, extending indices’ record-breaking rally this year, as the US and China struck an initial trade deal and reports pointed to a possible acceleration in the global economy.

A decade-long bull market defied the odds and grew stronger in 2019, as investors took on risk despite growing geopolitical headwinds. 

The global financial crisis significantly changed the industry composition of European equities, enhancing sector diversification relative to the market’s own history and to other major regions.

Qontigo today announced the launch of STOXX iSTUDIO to empower its clients to directly design and create custom-built indices.