The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the largest stock exchange in the world, with an equity market capitalization of almost 36 trillion U.S. dollars as of June 2025. The following three exchanges were the NASDAQ, PINK Exchange, and the Frankfurt Exchange. What is a stock exchange? A stock exchange is a marketplace where stockbrokers, traders, buyers, and sellers can trade in equities products. The largest exchanges have thousands of listed companies. These companies sell shares of their business, giving the general public the opportunity to invest in them. The oldest stock exchange worldwide is the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, founded in the late sixteenth century. Other functions of a stock exchange Since these are publicly traded companies, every firm listed on a stock exchange has had an initial public offering (IPO). The largest IPOs can raise billions of dollars in equity for the firm involved. Related to stock exchanges are derivatives exchanges, where stock options, futures contracts, and other derivatives can be traded.

The S&P BSE Sensex index, one of India's two main stock indices, lost almost one quarter of its value between the end of February and the end of March 2020, owing to the economic impact of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It has since recovered, surpassing its pre-corona level in November 2020.

The S&P BSE Sensex index includes 30 companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange which are representative of various industrial sectors of the Indian economy. It is considered one of the main Indicators of the Indian stock market, along with the CNX Nifty Index (which includes shares from India's other main stock exchange, the National Stock Exchange).

Key information about India Market Capitalization

• India Market Capitalization accounted for 4,388.733 USD bn in Feb 2025, compared with a percentage of 4,899.710 USD bn in the previous month
• India Market Capitalization is updated monthly, available from Jan 1993 to Feb 2025
• The data reached an all-time high of 5,663.221 USD bn in Sep 2024 and a record low of 55.322 USD bn in Apr 1993

In 2023, the returns on Nifty 50 reported a rise of 19.42 percent compared to the year before. Furthermore, since 2016, Nifty 50 has consistently demonstrated a positive trend in annual returns. Nifty 50 is a benchmark Indian stock market index representing the weighted average of 50 of the largest Indian companies listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

New Zealand's main stock market index, the NZX 50, fell to 12555 points on June 8, 2025, losing 0.07% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 0.47% and is up 5.89% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from New Zealand. New Zealand Stock Market (NZX 50) - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on June of 2025.