BBC Global 30

Stock market index

BBC Global 30
Foundation2004
OperatorBBC
Trading symbolBBC30
Constituents30
Weighting methodModified Market Cap Weighted
Websitewww.bbc.co.uk

The BBC Global 30 was a worldwide stock market index, run as a global economic barometer. Started by the BBC on 29 September 2004 and last updated on 31 December 2019, it mixed the economic information of 30 of the world's largest companies based in three continents. It proved to be very volatile, as many of the companies had major gains and losses during the index's lifetime.

Constituents

The companies in the index (since 2013)[1][2] are:

BBC Global 30 Components
Country Company Ticker Industry
 United States Apple Nasdaq: AAPL Consumer Electronics
 United States AT&T NYSE: T Telecommunications
 Germany BASF FWB: BAS Chemicals
 United States Berkshire Hathaway NYSE: BRK.B Conglomerate
 Australia BHP LSE: BHP Mining & Energy
 Japan Canon TYO: 7751 Consumer Electronics
 Hong Kong CLP Group SEHK: 2 Energy
 Australia Commonwealth Bank ASX: CBA Banking
 United States DuPont NYSE: DD Chemicals
 France Engie Euronext Paris: ENGI Energy
 United States ExxonMobil NYSE: XOM Energy
 Japan FANUC TYO: 6954 Electronics
 United States General Electric NYSE: GE Conglomerate
 United Kingdom HSBC LSE: HSBA Banking
 Spain Inditex BMAD: ITX Clothing
 United States Johnson & Johnson NYSE: JNJ Pharmaceutical
  Switzerland Nestlé SIX: NESN Food & Beverage
  Switzerland Novartis SIX: NOVN Pharmaceutical
 Japan NTT Docomo TYO: 9437 Telecommunications
 United States Procter & Gamble NYSE: PG Consumer Goods
 United Kingdom Rio Tinto LSE: RIO Mining
 United Kingdom Royal Dutch Shell LSE: RDSA Energy
 Germany SAP FWB: SAP Software
 Germany Siemens FWB: SIE Conglomerate
 United States Southern Company NYSE: SO Energy
 Japan Takeda Pharmaceutical Company TYO: 4502 Pharmaceutical
 Japan Toyota TYO: 7203 Automotive
 United Kingdom Vodafone LSE: VOD Telecommunications
 Australia Wesfarmers ASX: WES Conglomerate
 Australia Woodside Petroleum ASX: WPL Energy
 United States Walmart NYSE: WMT Retail

See also

References

  1. ^ BBC Global 30, calculated by FTSE
  2. ^ "BBC Global 30 Constituents". www.dividendmax.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.

External links

  • Information about the launch of the index