What are the top stock exchanges in the world?
A stock market or share market of a country is a place where many buyers and sellers meet to decide a price on a particular stock listed on the exchange.
A high degree of importance is given to stock market conditions of a country as it is associated with the mood of the economy. If the share market is rising, the country is considered to be on an uphill in terms of economic strength and business confidence.
The top 12 stock exchanges in the world along with their market capitalization are as follows
| Sr. No. | Name of the Stock Exchange | Headquarters | Established | Market Capitalisation (in Rs crores) 1 USD = INR 60 |
| 1 | New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) | New York | 1817 | 9,96,78,000 |
| 2 | National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ OMX) | New York | 1971 | 5,10,00,000 |
| 3 | Japan Exchange Group (Merger of Tokyo Stock and Osaka Securities Exchange) | Tokyo | 2013 | 2,69,10,000 |
| 4 | Euronext (merger of Brussels, Amsterdam, Lisbon, and Paris Stock Exchanges) | 2000 | 2,10,24,000 | |
| 5 | London Stock Exchange Group (owns London Stock Exchange and Borsa Italiana ) | London, Milan | 2007 | 2,03,76,000 |
| 6 | Hongkong Stock Exchange | Hongkong | 1891 | 1,88,76,000 |
| 7 | Shanghai Stock Exchange | Shanghai | 1990 | 1,72,14,000 |
| 8 | TMX Group | Toronto | 2008 | 1,32,24,000 |
| 9 | Shenzhen Stock Exchange | Shenzhen | 1990 | 1,14,78,000 |
| 10 | Deutsche Bourse | Frankfurt | 1992 | 1,02,96,000 |
| 11 | SIX Swiss Exchange | Zurich | 1993 | 91,62,000 |
| 12 | Bombay Stock Exchange | Mumbai | 1875 | 91,14,000 |
The popular stock exchanges in India are the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE).
The BSE, formed in 1875, today has a current market capitalization of over Rs 90 lakh crores. It is considered one of Asia’s first and leading stock exchanges and currently has more than 5,500 companies listed on it.
The NSE was formed in 1992. It is India’s largest stock exchange in terms of trading volumes. NSE offers trading in equities, debt and equity derivatives (futures and options) and has little over 1,500 listed companies.