Script Summary: Hubdub "Index Info" displays an additional box in the related information area on the question details page whenever the question is located in the Business » Indices and is related to one of the main Stock Market Indices.
Version: 2.0
Copyright: 2009, Constantinus van der Kruijs (http://www.vanderkruijs.net/)
Hubdub "Index Info" displays an additional box in the related information area on the question details page whenever the question is located in the Business » Indices and is related to one of the main Stock Market Indices.
The information automatically updates every 15 seconds, but can be adjusted for own needs. Data and graph are loaded from http://moneycentral.msn.com/ or http://finance.aol.com/ as configured in the settings. Supported indeces are: DJIA, NASDAQ, Nikkei, HangSeng, FTSE, DAX and CAC. The script recognises multiple indices in a question (like "Which will perform better, FTSE or DAX?") and shows a info box for both. Additionally, a specific index can be determined in the settings, which will be show in all index related questions.
