World’s top 10 largest bourses

Stock exchanges, at present, play a vital role in the global economy so size does matter. They help companies raise capital by issuing shares, bonds to investors for business expansion, working capital needs, capital expenditure, etc.

The stock exchange also known as the share market is a platform that allows a person or company to buy and sell securities. Bangladesh has two stock exchanges—Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE). The total market capitalisation of the country’s prime bourse DSE is more than $68 billion.

Here is a list of the world’s top 10 largest stock exchanges based on the market capitalisation data compiled by the Hamburg-based Statista, a statistics portal and market research firm.

New York Stock Exchange

NYSE is the largest stock exchange in the world. It has around 2,800 listed companies which include many blue-chip companies like Walmart, Berkshire Hathaway Inc, JP Morgan Chase, etc. NYSE is one of the oldest stock exchanges founded in 1792. The market cap of all listed companies on NYSE is approximately $25.87 trillion as of July 2021. It offers trading in various financial instruments like exchange-traded funds (ETF’s), Equities, Bonds, and several other options.

NASDAQ

It stands for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations located in New York City, is the second-biggest stock exchange in the world. It was instituted in 1971. It is the first electronically traded stock market all across the world with a total market cap of $22.53 trillion. More than 3,000 stocks are listed on NASDAQ. Big technology heavy-weight companies like Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Tesla, Amazon, Apple, etc. are listed on this exchange.

Shanghai Stock Exchange

Shanghai Stock Exchange is the third-largest in the world and the biggest stock exchange in Asia, located in Shanghai, China. It was founded 1866. It has more than 1,180 public limited companies listed on its platform whose combined market capitalisation is over $7.27 trillion.

Euronext

Euronext, considered to be the best stock exchange in Europe is the fourth largest stock exchange in the world which is located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It has more than 1,300 companies listed on its platform with a total market capitalisation of more than $7.17 trillion.

Japan Exchange Group

Japan Exchange Group Inc is the holding company created through the merger of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc and Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. It is the fifth-biggest stock exchange in the world. It was established in 1878. It has more than 3,700 companies listed whose cumulative market capitalisation is around $6.6 trillion. Nikkei 225, is the benchmark index that constitutes 225 Japanese business conglomerates like Honda, Toyota, Suzuki, Sony, Mitsubishi, and many others.

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Hong Kong Stock Exchange which was founded in 1891, is ranked sixth in the list of the world’s largest stock exchanges. There are 1,200 total debt securities and more than 2,500 companies listed on HKSE out of which around 50 per cent of them are from mainland China. The total market capitalisation of all listed HKSE stocks is more than $6 trillion.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange

Shenzhen Stock Exchange is located in Shenzhen which is popularly known as Silicon Valley of China. It is the second stock exchange in China along with Shanghai Stock Exchange which was established in 1990. Shenzhen is the seventh-largest stock exchange in the world. It has more than 2,500 companies listed on its platform with a total market capitalisation value of approximately $5.59 trillion.

London Stock Exchange

London Stock Exchange which is one of the oldest stock exchanges in the world is owned and administered by the London Stock Exchange Group. LSE established in 1698 ranks eighth in the list of the world’s largest stock exchanges. It has around 3,000 companies listed with a combined market capitalisation of more than $3.8 trillion.

Toronto Stock Exchange

Toronto Stock Exchange is owned and operated by the TMX Group, Canada. It was established in 1852.

It has around 2,200 listed companies with a total market capitalisation of $3.16 trillion. Multiple financial instruments like Real estate investment trusts, Stocks, Bonds, Commodities, ETF’s, etc. are traded on Toronto Stock Exchange.

National Stock Exchange of India

National Stock Exchange was established in 1952 in Asia is the 10th largest stock exchange in the world. It is located in the Mumbai city of Maharashtra state has more than 1,952 listed on its platform. Its total market capitalisation is more than $3.14 trillion.