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Basic Question 0 of 14

The daily return for a typical stock market index is equal to the ______.

A. percentage change in closing prices from one trading day to the next
B. dollar change in closing prices from one trading day to the next
C. percentage change in closing prices from one day to the opening prices of the next
D. dollar change in opening prices from one trading day to the next

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danlan Closing price and not opening price
sarath daily return compares the closing prices on two consecutive trading days...
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Learning Outcome Statements

describe a security market index

calculate and interpret the value, price return, and total return of an index

CFA® 2024 Level I Curriculum, Volume 3, Module 2.