N-CSR Item 12(b) - Exhibits: Certifications

                           SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.{section} 1350, the undersigned officers of FEDERATED INDEX
TRUST on behalf of FEDERATED MAX-CAP INDEX FUND, FEDERATED MID-CAP INDEX FUND,
FEDERATED MINI-CAP INDEX FUND (the "Registrant"), hereby certify, to the best of
our knowledge, that the Registrant's Report on Form N-CSR for the period ended
October 31, 2007 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and
that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.


Dated: December 20, 2007
/s/ J. Christopher Donahue
Name:  J. Christopher Donahue
Title: President, Principal Executive Officer



Dated: December 21, 2007
/s/ Richard A. Novak
Name:  Richard A. Novak
Title: Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer

This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C.{section} 1350
and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure
document.