This Bakery Business market research report summary is from IBISWorld which also sells a full version of this report. 1  According to IBISWorld, firms within this industry manufacture fresh and frozen bread and baked goods, including cakes, muffins and croissants but excluding cookies and crackers.
A stock index or stock market index is a measurement of the value of a section of the stock market. It is computed from the prices of selected stocks (typically a weighted average). It is a tool used by investors and financial managers to describe the market, and to compare the return on specific investments.
more dictionary definitions. 1  1. an alphabetical list of something such as subjects or names at the back of a book, that shows on which page they are mentioned Look up the term you want in the index. 2  2. economics a number that shows the price, value, or level of something compared with something else a wage/price index.