xts
objects containing adjusted close prices of the
S&P 500 (SP500
; ticker symbol ``^GSPC''),
Dow Jones (DJ
; ticker symbol ``^DJI''),
NASDAQ 100 (NASDAQ
; ticker symbol ``^NDX''),
FTSE 100 (FTSE
; ticker symbol ``^FTSE''),
Swiss Market Index (SMI
; ticker symbol ``^SSMI''),
Euro Stoxx 50 (EURSTOXX
; ticker symbol ``^STOXX50E''),
Cotation Assistée en Continu (CAC
; ticker symbol ``^FCHI''),
Deutscher Aktienindex (DAX
; ticker sybmol ``^GDAXI''),
China Securities Index (CSI
; ticker sybmol ``000300.SS''),
Hang Seng Index (HSI
; ticker symbol ``^HSI''),
Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index (SSEC
; ticker symbol
``000001.SS'') and the
NIKKEI (NIKKEI
; ticker symbol ``^N225'')
from their first date of availablility to 2015-12-31.