Euro Area's main stock market index, the EU50, rose to 5381 points on July 24, 2025, gaining 0.70% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 2.45% and is up 11.84% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Euro Area. Euro Area Stock Market Index (EU50) - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

End-of-day prices refer to the closing prices of various financial instruments, such as equities (stocks), bonds, and indices, at the end of a trading session on a particular trading day. These prices are crucial pieces of market data used by investors, traders, and financial institutions to track the performance and value of these assets over time. The Techsalerator closing prices dataset is considered the most up-to-date, standardized valuation of a security trading commences again on the next trading day. This data is used for portfolio valuation, index calculation, technical analysis and benchmarking throughout the financial industry. The End-of-Day Pricing service covers equities, equity derivative bonds, and indices listed on 170 markets worldwide.

While nearly every country in Europe has a stock exchange, only five are considered major, and have a market capital of over one trillion U.S dollars. European stock exchanges make up two of the top ten global major stock markets. Europe’s biggest stock exchanges are the Euronext which combines five markets, and the London Stock Exchange. Since the Covid-19 outbreak all of Europe’s largest exchanges all saw large drops in total market capital value between January and March 2020. Since March, all major stock exchanges in Europe have been in recovery. Coronavirus First reported from Wuhan, China, on 31 December 2019, the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has massively affected stock exchanges and the financial sector globally. Approximately 210 countries and territories worldwide have been affected by the COVID-19 virus. Euronext As Europe’s largest stock exchange, Euronext consists of the Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon and Paris stock markets. As of the end of 2022, companies trading on the Euronext stock exchange had a combined market capitalization of approximately seven trillion euros.

Prices for Euro Area Stock Market Index (EU600) including live quotes, historical charts and news. Euro Area Stock Market Index (EU600) was last updated by Trading Economics this July 18 of 2025.

The FTSE MIB Index fluctuated signifcantly in recent years. After peaking at over 41,000 index points in 2006, the FTSE MIB Index reached the lowest year-end value in 2011, when it was just above 15,000 points. As of the end of 2024, the Italian index stood at 34,186, an increase compared to the previous year.

Prices for Euro Area Stock Market Index (EU350) including live quotes, historical charts and news. Euro Area Stock Market Index (EU350) was last updated by Trading Economics this July 24 of 2025.

The average for 2022 based on 14 countries was 25.95 percent. The highest value was in Luxembourg: 62.99 percent and the lowest value was in the Czechia: 9.54 percent. The indicator is available from 1975 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

As of March 2025, the largest stock exchange in Europe was the ********, with a total market capitalization of around **** trillion U.S. dollars. Euronext was formed in 2000, and is a pan-European stock exchange seated in Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin London, Lisbon Paris and Oslo. In 2021, Euronext added the Milan Stock Exchange, which was previously operated by the LSE Group.

European stock market size is USD 1093.6 million in 2024 and will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.5% from 2024 to 2031. Private financial institutions in nations such as France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Benelux, and others are heavily investing in electronic trading platform solutions, which are expected to increase revenues to USD 2435.5 million by 2031.

Graph and download economic data for Financial Market: Share Prices for Euro Area (19 Countries) (SPASTT01EZQ661N) from Q1 1987 to Q1 2025 about Euro Area, stock market, and Europe.

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.

This statistics shows the results of a survey on which European Union countries think that major stock markets around the world will crash in 2018. Of the countries surveyed, Poland was the country most likely to think that major stock markets around the world will crash in 2018 at ** percent. The county least likely to believe that major stock markets around the world will crash in 2018, was Hungary at ** percent.

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Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$) in European Union was reported at 8078748800000 USD in 2019, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. European Union - Market capitalization of listed companies - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Financial Market: Share Prices for Euro Area (19 Countries) (SPASTT01EZM661N) from Dec 1986 to May 2025 about Euro Area, stock market, and Europe.

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France's main stock market index, the FR40, fell to 7744 points on July 22, 2025, losing 0.69% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 2.74% and is up 1.92% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from France. France Stock Market Index (FR40) - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

The average for 2022 based on 19 countries was 17.46 percent. The highest value was in Switzerland: 105.71 percent and the lowest value was in Belarus: 0.01 percent. The indicator is available from 1975 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The average for 2022 based on 19 countries was 36.27 percent. The highest value was in Turkey: 270.99 percent and the lowest value was in Luxembourg: 0.09 percent. The indicator is available from 1975 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.