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the nasdaq composite (ticker symbol ^ixic) is a stock market index of the common stocks and similar securities (e.g. adrs, tracking stocks, limited partnership interests) listed on the nasdaq stock market. along with the dow jones average and s&p 500 it is one of the three most-followed indices in us stock markets. the composition of the nasdaq composite is heavily weighted towards information technology companies. the nasdaq-100, whose components are a subset of the nasdaq composite's, accounts for over 90% of the nasdaq composite's movement, and there are many etfs tracking its performance.





























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the company was established in 1999 as chinacast communications limited (ccl) and subsequently raised a series a venture capital round which included investors hughes network systems and intel capital. in may 2004, the company was renamed chinacast communications holdings limited (cch) and made an initial public offering on the singapore stock exchange. on december 22, 2006, great wall acquisition corporation, a us-listed (stock symbol otc:gwaq) special purpose acquisition company, completed the 100% acquisition via tender offer of cch in a reverse merger transaction. great wall acquisition corporation was then renamed chinacast education corporation in early 2007 (stock symbol otc:ceuc) and then listed on the nasdaq global market exchange (stock symbol nasdaq:cast) on october 29, 2007. in april 2008, the company completed the acquisition of 80% of the holding company of the foreign trade and business college of chongqing normal university.
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