Yahoo Finance Ticker Symbols: Stocks, Indices, Futures, Bond Yields, Forex, Gold

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Every desk ticker that uses Yahoo Finance data needs the exact Yahoo symbol, and those aren’t always obvious. The S&P 500 is ^GSPC, not SPX. Gold is GC=F. Euro to dollar is EURUSD=X. This page lists the symbols people ask about most, each one checked against Yahoo Finance in September 2026, so you can copy them straight into your ticker.

The short version

  • US stocks and ETFs use their plain ticker: AAPL, NVDA, SPY, QQQ.
  • Indices start with a caret: ^GSPC (S&P 500), ^IXIC (Nasdaq), ^DJI (Dow), ^VIX.
  • Forex pairs end in =X: EURUSD=X, GBPUSD=X, USDJPY=X.
  • Gold, silver, oil and other commodities end in =F: GC=F, SI=F, CL=F.
  • Futures end in =F too: ES=F (S&P 500 futures), NQ=F (Nasdaq 100), BTC=F (CME Bitcoin).
  • U.S. Treasury yields start with a caret: ^TNX (10-year), ^TYX (30-year).
  • Foreign stocks add an exchange suffix: SAP.DE (Germany), 7203.T (Tokyo), SHEL.L (London).
  • On a Turionics ticker, crypto is simpler still: type the coin symbol (BTC, ETH, SOL) and it streams from Coinbase or Binance.

US stocks

Type these exactly as they trade. Share classes use a hyphen on Yahoo, not a dot: Berkshire Hathaway B is BRK-B.

CompanySymbol
AppleAAPL
NVIDIANVDA
MicrosoftMSFT
AmazonAMZN
Alphabet (Google)GOOGL
CompanySymbol
TeslaTSLA
MetaMETA
AMDAMD
PalantirPLTR
Berkshire Hathaway BBRK-B

ETFs

ETFs work like stocks. They’re often a better choice than an index for a desk display, because their price is what you’d actually pay for a share.

What it tracksSymbol
S&P 500SPY or VOO
Nasdaq-100QQQ
Dow JonesDIA
Russell 2000 (small caps)IWM
GoldGLD

Market indices

IndexSymbolOn the display
S&P 500^GSPCpoints
Nasdaq Composite^IXICpoints
Dow Jones Industrial Average^DJIpoints
Russell 2000^RUTpoints
VIX (volatility)^VIXpoints
FTSE 100 (UK)^FTSEpoints
DAX (Germany)^GDAXIpoints
CAC 40 (France)^FCHIpoints
Euro Stoxx 50^STOXX50Epoints
Nikkei 225 (Japan)^N225points
Hang Seng (Hong Kong)^HSIpoints

Futures

Futures trade almost around the clock, so they show where the market is heading before the opening bell. On Yahoo Finance they end in =F, and the symbol always follows the nearest contract, so you never have to change it when one expires.

FuturesSymbol
S&P 500 futures (E-mini)ES=F
Nasdaq 100 futuresNQ=F
Dow futuresYM=F
Russell 2000 futuresRTY=F
CME Bitcoin futuresBTC=F
WTI crude oilCL=F
Brent crude oilBZ=F
Natural gasNG=F
Gold / SilverGC=F / SI=F
PlatinumPL=F
CopperHG=F
Corn / Wheat / SoybeansZC=F / ZW=F / ZS=F
CoffeeKC=F
10-year T-Note futuresZN=F
30-year T-Bond futuresZB=F

Treasury yields and bonds

The yield on U.S. Treasuries is the number to watch when interest rates move. On a Turionics ticker it shows as a percentage, for example TNX 5,24%.

WhatSymbol
10-year Treasury yield^TNX
30-year Treasury yield^TYX
5-year Treasury yield^FVX
13-week T-bill yield^IRX
Long-term Treasury ETFTLT
Total bond market ETFBND

Forex pairs

Yahoo writes a pair as the two currency codes followed by =X. The price is how much of the second currency one unit of the first costs.

PairSymbol
EUR/USDEURUSD=X
GBP/USDGBPUSD=X
USD/JPYUSDJPY=X
EUR/GBPEURGBP=X
PairSymbol
USD/CADUSDCAD=X
AUD/USDAUDUSD=X
USD/CHFUSDCHF=X

Gold, silver, oil and other commodities

Commodities on Yahoo are futures contracts, marked with =F. The number is the nearest contract’s price, which tracks the spot price closely but isn’t identical to it. Good enough for a glance; check a dealer for the exact spot price before you buy metal.

CommoditySymbolUnit
GoldGC=FUSD per troy ounce
SilverSI=FUSD per troy ounce
PlatinumPL=FUSD per troy ounce
CopperHG=FUSD per pound
Crude oil (WTI)CL=FUSD per barrel
Brent crudeBZ=FUSD per barrel
Natural gasNG=FUSD per MMBtu

International stocks

Add the exchange suffix after a dot. A few common ones: .DE Xetra (Germany), .L London, .PA Paris, .AS Amsterdam, .T Tokyo, .HK Hong Kong, .TO Toronto. Examples: SAP.DE, SHEL.L, 7203.T (Toyota). London prices come from Yahoo in pence, and the Turionics display converts them to pounds for you. If you’re unsure, search the company on finance.yahoo.com and copy the symbol shown in the page title.

Crypto

Yahoo lists coins as BTC-USD, ETH-USD and so on, and those work. On a Turionics ticker you don’t need them: type the plain coin symbol (BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, DOGE) and the price streams straight from Coinbase or Binance every second, instead of every 30 seconds. More than 1,000 coins are supported. See where a crypto ticker gets its price for how that works.

How to add these to a Turionics ticker

  1. Open the control panel in any browser on the same Wi-Fi (the user manual shows how).
  2. In What’s on Screen → Display Carousel, pick the Stocks, Forex or Commodities tab and choose from the list, or choose Other… and type the symbol. Every symbol on this page works in the Stocks tab exactly as written (firmware 1.4.4+); the Forex tab also accepts EURUSD or EUR/USD, and the Commodities tab adds =F for you. Your list labels each one Stock, Forex or Commodity so it’s never confused with a coin that shares the same letters.
  3. Drag entries into the order you want. Up to 100 entries, any mix of crypto and everything else.

Each asset shows in the currency of its own listing: AAPL in dollars, SAP.DE in euros, the FTSE in pounds. Nothing is converted into USD behind your back. When a market closes, the display holds the last price and stops asking for updates until it reopens. The optional 24h trend arrow shows the change since the previous close for anything from Yahoo.

Want these on your desk? The Turionics stock ticker display takes every symbol on this page. New to desk tickers? Start with what a stock ticker display is or crypto and stocks on one ticker.

Day and swing traders putting these to use: see how a desk ticker for VIX and forex fits next to a chart-heavy trading setup.

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Common questions

What is the Yahoo Finance symbol for the S&P 500?

^GSPC for the index itself. SPY or VOO if you want an ETF share price instead. ES=F for S&P 500 futures.

What is the Yahoo Finance symbol for gold?

GC=F, gold futures in USD per troy ounce. The gold ETF GLD also works. Silver is SI=F. More in how to show the live gold price on your desk.

How do I show EUR/USD on a ticker?

Use EURUSD=X. Other pairs follow the same pattern: GBPUSD=X, USDJPY=X, USDCAD=X.

Why doesn’t XAUUSD work?

Yahoo Finance doesn’t currently return data for XAUUSD=X. Use GC=F for gold and SI=F for silver instead.

Does the ticker show prices in dollars only?

No. Each asset shows in the currency Yahoo reports for it: euros for Xetra stocks, pounds for the FTSE, yen for the Nikkei. Crypto can be shown in USD or EUR.

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