How to pull index data from Datastream in Python?

Ren · February 2022

For example, I want to pull the price of Hang Seng Index which the ric is ".HSI".

I can use the ric to pull price from Eikon, but I can't pull from datastream.

Jirapongse · February 2022

To use a RIC in the Datastream, you need to embrace it with angle brackets <>.

ds.get_data(tickers='<.HSI>', fields=['PI','PE'], kind=0)

The output is:

To list all available fields, please refer to the Datastream Navigator website.

Ren · February 2022

Oh.. I used the wrong field "P" to try to pull the index price.

Thank you!

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