In 2025, stock markets in the United States accounted for roughly ** percent of world stocks. The next largest country by stock market share was China, followed by the European Union as a whole. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the NASDAQ are the largest stock exchange operators worldwide. What is a stock exchange? The first modern publicly traded company was the Dutch East Industry Company, which sold shares to the general public to fund expeditions to Asia. Since then, groups of companies have formed exchanges in which brokers and dealers can come together and make transactions in one space. Stock market indices group companies trading on a given exchange, giving an idea of how they evolve in real time. Appeal of stock ownership Over half of adults in the United States are investing money in the stock market. Stocks are an attractive investment because the possible return is higher than offered by other financial instruments.

China's main stock market index, the SHANGHAI, fell to 3898 points on December 2, 2025, losing 0.42% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has declined 1.98%, though it remains 15.36% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from China. China Shanghai Composite Stock Market Index - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on December of 2025.

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The dataset consists of information on the occurrence of Asian swamp eels in live food markets. The data are from original surveys conducted by Leo G. Nico and colleagues. The surveys were conducted across the USA over the period 2001 to 2018. The dataset includes summary data on the numbers of markets surveyed each year, numbers and names of cities/metropolitan areas where surveys were conducted, and numbers of markets with and without live swamp eels.

Asian Paints reported INR2.74T in Market Capitalization this December of 2025, considering the latest stock price and the number of outstanding shares.Data for Asian Paints | APNT - Market Capitalization including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last December in 2025.

South Korea's main stock market index, the KOSPI, rose to 3995 points on December 2, 2025, gaining 1.90% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has declined 5.38%, though it remains 59.79% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from South Korea. South Korea Stock Market - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on December of 2025.

The live commerce market in South Korea was estimated to amount to roughly ************ South Korean won in 2023. Live commerce services are broadcasts that combine live streaming and e-commerce, so that the sales person can directly interact with potential customers.

Muldoon G., Peterson L., Johnston B. 2005. Economic and market analysis of the live reef food fish trade in the Asia-Pacific region. SPC Live Reef Fish Information Bulletin 13:35-41.