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index	This page provides documentation for the OpenBB Terminal SDK functions for fetching and visualizing economic indices data from Yahoo Finance. It provides Python code examples and explains parameters and returns in detail.	Docusaurus documentation OpenBB Terminal SDK Economy indices Yahoo Finance data Data visualization Python code examples Data intervals Data start and end dates Adjusted Close Cumulative returns on index Export data

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Get data on selected indices over time [Source: Yahoo Finance]

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openbb.economy.index(indices: list, interval: str = "1d", start_date: int = None, end_date: int = None, column: str = "Adj Close", returns: bool = False)

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Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default	Optional
indices	list	A list of indices to get data. Available indices can be accessed through economy.available_indices().	None	False
interval	str	Valid intervals: 1m,2m,5m,15m,30m,60m,90m,1h,1d,5d,1wk,1mo,3mo Intraday data cannot extend last 60 days	1d	True
start_date	str	The starting date, format "YEAR-MONTH-DAY", i.e. 2010-12-31.	None	True
end_date	str	The end date, format "YEAR-MONTH-DAY", i.e. 2020-06-05.	None	True
column	str	Which column to load in, by default "Adjusted Close".	Adj Close	True
returns	bool	Flag to show cumulative returns on index	False	True

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Returns

Type	Description
pd.Dataframe	Dataframe with historical data on selected indices.

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Examples

from openbb_terminal.sdk import openbb
openbb.economy.available_indices()
openbb.economy.index(["^GSPC", "sp400"])

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Load (and show) the selected indices over time [Source: Yahoo Finance]

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openbb.economy.index_chart(indices: list, interval: str = "1d", start_date: int = None, end_date: int = None, column: str = "Adj Close", returns: bool = False, raw: bool = False, external_axes: Optional[List[axes]] = None, export: str = "")

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Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default	Optional
indices	list	A list of indices you wish to load (and plot). Available indices can be accessed through economy.available_indices().	None	False
interval	str	Valid intervals: 1m,2m,5m,15m,30m,60m,90m,1h,1d,5d,1wk,1mo,3mo Intraday data cannot extend last 60 days	1d	True
start_date	str	The starting date, format "YEAR-MONTH-DAY", i.e. 2010-12-31.	None	True
end_date	str	The end date, format "YEAR-MONTH-DAY", i.e. 2020-06-05.	None	True
column	str	Which column to load in, by default this is the Adjusted Close.	Adj Close	True
returns	bool	Flag to show cumulative returns on index	False	True
raw	bool	Whether to display the raw output.	False	True
external_axes	Optional[List[plt.axes]]	External axes to plot on	None	True
export	str	Export data to csv,json,xlsx or png,jpg,pdf,svg file		True

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Returns

Type	Description
Plots the Series.

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