Symbols Guide - World Indices
The World Indices Package (symbol extension –IDX) is a legacy service that has been discontinued. These symbols were phased out because of waning popularity and low frequency updates (ranged from daily to only a handful of updates per day).
If you are using any symbol with the –IDX extension, you will need to subscribe to the equivalent symbol either on a Delayed or Real-Time basis in order to continue following this data.
For a complete list of Equivalent symbols including the services needed, please see the following table:
Name | World Index Symbol | Equivalent Symbol | Service Needed |
HANG SENG INDEX | $HSIX-IDX | $HSI-HKG | Hang Seng Indices |
KOSPI COMPOSITE INDEX | $KOSPI-IDX | $KOSPI-KOR | Korea Stock Exchange Indices |
KOSPI 200 INDEX | $KOSPI2-IDX | $200-KOR | Korea Stock Exchange Indices |
NIKKEI 225 | $N225-IDX | $NI225-NKI | Nikkei Indices |
SSE A-SHARE INDEX | $SSEA-IDX | $000002-SHG | Shanghai Stock Exchange Indices |
SSE B-SHARE INDEX | $SSEB-IDX | $000003-SHG | Shanghai Stock Exchange Indices |
MERVAL BUENOS AIRES | $IMV-IDX | $IMV-BUE | Buenos Aires Stock Exchange Indices |
IPC MEXICO | $IMX-IDX | $IME-MEX | Mexico Stock Exchange Indices |
IBOVESPA | $IBV-IDX | $IBV-BSP | Sau Paulo Stock Exchange Indices |
JAKARTA COMPOSITE | $JCI-IDX | $COMPOSITE-JKT | Indonesia Stock Exchange Indices |
ALL ORDINARIES | $AOI-IDX | $XAO-ASX | Australian Securities Exchange Indices |
SET | $SET-IDX | $SET-SET | Thailand Stock Exchange Indices |
NZX 50 INDEX -- GROSS INDEX | $NZ50-IDX | $NZ50G.X-NZX | New Zealand Stock Exchange Indices |
ALL SHARES INDEX | $PHISIX-IDX | $ALL-PHS | Philippine Stock Exchange Indices |
PSEI INDEX | $PHSC-IDX | $PSEI-PHS | Philippine Stock Exchange Indices |
RUSSIA RTS INDEX USD | $RTS-IDX | $RTSI-RTS | Russia Stock Exchange Indices |
FTSE/JSE SA ALL SHARE INDEX | $JAS-IDX | $J203-FTSE | FTSE Index Values |
BSE SENSEX | $SNX-IDX | $SENSEX-BOM | Bombay Stock Exchange Indices |
TSEC WEIGHTED INDEX | $TWI-IDX | $TAIEX-TAI | Taiwan Stock Exchange Indices |
TSE FIRST SECTION ISSUES | $TOKS-IDX | $TOPIX-TSE | Tokyo Stock Exchange Indices |
SSE A SHARE INDEX | $SZSEA-IDX | $399107-SHE | Shenzen Indices- Delayed Data only |
SSE B SHARE INDEX | $SZSEB-IDX | $399108-SHE | Shenzen Indices - Delayed Data only |