GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard)
Market Structure
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) is an industry taxonomy developed by MSCI and S&P Global. It consists of 11 sectors, 25 industry groups, 74 industries, and 163 sub-industries.
GICS is the standard framework for classifying stocks by industry, and it is the vocabulary most sector comparisons are written in.
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