Indice de Precio Selectivo de Acciones
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Stock market index
A stock market index is a method of measuring a section of the stock market. Many indices are cited by news or financial services firms and are used as benchmarks, to measure the performance of portfolios such as mutual funds....
composed of the 40 stocks with the highest average annual trading volume in the Santiago Stock Exchange
Santiago Stock Exchange
The Santiago Stock Exchange , founded on November 27, 1893, is Chile's dominant stock exchange.-Operations and Indices:The exchange trades in stocks, bonds, investment funds, stock options, futures, gold and silver coins minted by the Banco Central de Chile, and US dollars on Telepregon, its...
(Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago). On the last trading day of the year, the index is re-based back to 1000. The index has been calculated since 1977 and is revised on a quarterly basis.
Current composition
| Symbol | Company | Industry |
|---|---|---|
| ALMENDRAL | Almendral | Telecoms |
| ANDINA-B | Embotelladora Andina | Beverages |
| ANTARCHILE | Antarchile | Conglomerate Conglomerate (company) A conglomerate is a combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different businesses that fall under one corporate structure , usually involving a parent company and several subsidiaries. Often, a conglomerate is a multi-industry company... |
| BANMEDICA | Banmedica | Health Insurance Health insurance Health insurance is insurance against the risk of incurring medical expenses among individuals. By estimating the overall risk of health care expenses among a targeted group, an insurer can develop a routine finance structure, such as a monthly premium or payroll tax, to ensure that money is... & Health care provider Health care provider A health care provider is an individual or an institution that provides preventive, curative, promotional or rehabilitative health care services in a systematic way to individuals, families or communities.... |
| BCI | Banco de Crédito e Inversiones | Bank Bank A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:... s |
| BSANTANDER | Banco Santander Santiago | Bank Bank A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:... s |
| CAP | Compañía de Acero del Pacífico | Mining Mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock... |
| CENCOSUD | Cencosud | Retailers |
| CERVEZAS | Compañía Cervecerías Unidas | Beverages |
| CGE | Compañía General de Electricidad | Electricity Electricity generation Electricity generation is the process of generating electric energy from other forms of energy.The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday... |
| CHILE | Banco de Chile | Bank Bank A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:... s |
| CMPC | Empresas CMPC | Wood Pulp Wood pulp Pulp is a lignocellulosic fibrous material prepared by chemically or mechanically separating cellulose fibres from wood, fibre crops or waste paper. Wood pulp is the most common raw material in papermaking.-History:... |
| COLBUN | Colbun | Electricity Electricity generation Electricity generation is the process of generating electric energy from other forms of energy.The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday... |
| CONCHATORO | Viña Concha y Toro | Wines Winemaking Winemaking, or vinification, is the production of wine, starting with selection of the grapes or other produce and ending with bottling the finished wine. Although most wine is made from grapes, it may also be made from other fruit or non-toxic plant material... |
| COPEC | Empresas Copec | Conglomerate Conglomerate (company) A conglomerate is a combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different businesses that fall under one corporate structure , usually involving a parent company and several subsidiaries. Often, a conglomerate is a multi-industry company... |
| CORPBANCA | Corpbanca | Bank Bank A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:... s |
| CTC | Telefonica Chile | Telecoms |
| D&S | Distribución y Servicio | Retailers |
| EDELNOR | Empresa Eléctrica del Norte Grande | Electricity Electricity generation Electricity generation is the process of generating electric energy from other forms of energy.The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday... |
| ENDESA | Empresa Nacional de Electricidad | Electricity Electricity generation Electricity generation is the process of generating electric energy from other forms of energy.The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday... |
| ENERSIS | Enersis | Electricity Electricity generation Electricity generation is the process of generating electric energy from other forms of energy.The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday... |
| ENTEL | Entel Chile | Telecoms |
| FALABELLA | S.A.C.I. Falabella | Retailers |
| FORUS | Forus | Retailers |
| GENER | AES Gener | Electricity Electricity generation Electricity generation is the process of generating electric energy from other forms of energy.The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday... |
| IAM | Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas | Water & Sanitation Water supply and sanitation in Chile Water supply and sanitation in Chile is characterized by high levels of access and good service quality. Compared to most other countries, Chile's water and sanitation sector distinguishes itself by the fact that all urban water companies are privately owned or operated... |
| IANSA | Iansa | Sugar Producer Sugar Sugar is a class of edible crystalline carbohydrates, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose, characterized by a sweet flavor.Sucrose in its refined form primarily comes from sugar cane and sugar beet... |
| LA POLAR | La Polar | Retailers |
| LAN | LAN Airlines | Airline Airline An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit... |
| MADECO | Madeco | Manufacturing Manufacturing Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale... |
| MASISA | Masisa | Manufacturing Manufacturing Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale... |
| MULTIFOODS | Multifoods | Fish & Seafood Producer Aquaculture Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture involves cultivating freshwater and saltwater populations under controlled conditions, and can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is the... |
| PARAUCO | Parque Arauco S.A. | Shopping Mall Developer Shopping mall A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version... |
| RIPLEY | Ripley | Retailers |
| SALFACORP | Salfacorp | Real Estate Developer |
| SK | Sidgo Koppers | Conglomerate Conglomerate (company) A conglomerate is a combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different businesses that fall under one corporate structure , usually involving a parent company and several subsidiaries. Often, a conglomerate is a multi-industry company... |
| SOCOVESA | Socovesa | Real Estate Developer |
| SONDA | Sonda | Software |
| SQM-B | Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile | Chemicals Chemical industry The chemical industry comprises the companies that produce industrial chemicals. Central to the modern world economy, it converts raw materials into more than 70,000 different products.-Products:... |
| VAPORES | Compañía Sudamericana de Vapores | Shipping Ship transport Ship transport is watercraft carrying people or goods . Sea transport has been the largest carrier of freight throughout recorded history. Although the importance of sea travel for passengers has decreased due to aviation, it is effective for short trips and pleasure cruises... |