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The following list sorts countries by the total market capitalization of all domestic companies [clarification needed] listed in the country, according to data from the World Bank. Market capitalization, commonly called market cap, is the market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares. [1]
There are twenty one stock exchanges in the world that have a market capitalization of over US$1 trillion each. They are sometimes referred to as the "$1 Trillion Club". These exchanges accounted for 87% of global market capitalization in 2016. [1] Some exchanges do include companies from outside the country where the exchange is located.
BSE Limited, also known as the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), is an Indian stock exchange with highest number of companies (5,246 (as of 8th February 2022)) which is located on Dalal Street. [8] Established with the efforts of cotton merchant Premchand Roychand in 1875, [ 9 ] [ 10 ] it is the oldest stock exchange in Asia , [ 11 ] and also the ...
It is based on market capitalisation. Weighting of shares is conducted in proportion to the issued ordinary capital of the listed companies, valued at current market price (i.e. market capitalisation). The base year is 1985, and the base value of the index is 100. This is the longest and the broadest measure of the Sri Lankan Stock market.
Beirut Stock Exchange, the second oldest market in the region, was established in 1920 by a decree of the French commissioner.Trading at that time was concentrated on gold and currency transactions, however in the 1930s there was an inflow of French, Syrian and local Lebanese investment which made it possible for the BSE to flourish, especially with the establishment of mixed Lebanese-French ...
Chart of S&P BSE SENSEX monthly data from January 1991 to May 2013. The following is a timeline on the rise of the SENSEX through Indian stock market history. 1000, 25 July 1990 – On 25 July 1990, the SENSEX touched the four-digit figure for the first time and closed at 1,001 in the wake of a good monsoon and excellent corporate results.
Every day an individual stock's price changes and thereby changes a stock index's value. The impact that individual stock's price change has on the index is proportional to the company's overall market value (the share price multiplied by the number of outstanding shares), in a capitalization-weighted index.
On the debut trading day of a stock, there is no limit on a stock's price change. Trading will be temporarily suspended for 10 minutes if the stock's price rises above 30% or drops over 60%. [8] [9] After the first trading day, stocks traded on the exchange will not be allowed to rise or fall more than 30% within a single trading day. [1] [8]