Wilshire Associates is making the Wilshire 5000 index available in...

Wilshire Associates is making the Wilshire 5000 index available in real time and is changing its name to the Wilshire 5000 Total Market index. The index, which will be updated at 15-second intervals, will be available in real time via market data vendors such as Comstock, Bloomberg, Reuters and Bridge Financial, as well as at the Wilshire Web site, www.wilshire.com. "The Wilshire 5000 Total Market index is the only true picture of the entire market, encompassing nearly every publicly traded U.S.-based company,’’ said Dennis Tito, Wilshire chairman. "Now, on a minute-by-minute basis, investors can get a true view of the entire U.S. stock market.’’