Market indices, such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, are available through the Yahoo! Finance system. Foreign cash exchange rates are also available. Most of these quotes are displayed in real-time. You can search for them using the ticker Symbol Lookup feature.

Ticker symbols for these items all begin with the circumflex (caret) symbol, "^". Some popular ticker symbols:

• ^DJI - Dow Jones Industrial Average
• ^IXIC - NASDAQ Composite Index
• ^GSPC - S&P 500 Index
• ^XAX - Amex Composite Index
• USDJPY=X - Japanese Yen exchange rate (with U.S. dollar)
• CADUSD=X - Canadian Dollar exchange rate (with U.S. dollar)

You can include the values of the market indices along with your other quotes by including one of the above or another market index ticker symbol in your request. A selection of other popular indices can be found on our Major U.S. Indices, Major Canadian Indices, and Major World Indices pages. You can also check exchange rates through our Currency Converter.