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  1. Countries with largest stock markets globally 2025

    • statista.com
    Updated Jun 18, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Countries with largest stock markets globally 2025 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710680/global-stock-markets-by-country/
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 18, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2025
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    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.

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    Stock market index around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
    csv, excel, xml
    Updated Jan 20, 2020
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    Globalen LLC (2020). Stock market index around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/share_price_index/
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    xml, csv, excelAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jan 20, 2020
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    2025
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    Trends in Stock market index. The latest data for over 100 countries around the world.

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    Realtime and Historical Premium Global Market Indexes

    • datarade.ai
    .json
    Updated Jun 9, 2021
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    Finage (2021). Realtime and Historical Premium Global Market Indexes [Dataset]. https://datarade.ai/data-products/realtime-and-historical-premium-global-market-indexes-finage
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    .jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 9, 2021
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Finage
    Area covered
    Korea (Republic of), India, United States of America, Germany, France, China
    Description

    Premium Indices

    Real-Time 1600+ Global Index Market Coverage WebSocket Unlimited API Calls Historical Data HTTPS Encryption Premium Support

    Finage offers you a public server, VPS, and dedicated server for your applications. Edit, manage and build your own plans on your private server. Change the incoming data structure in minutes.

  4. Largest stock exchange operators worldwide 2025, by market capitalization

    • statista.com
    Updated Jun 23, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Largest stock exchange operators worldwide 2025, by market capitalization [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270126/largest-stock-exchange-operators-by-market-capitalization-of-listed-companies/
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 23, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Jun 2025
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the largest stock exchange in the world, with an equity market capitalization of almost ** 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.

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    Global Equity Index - Index Price | Live Quote | Historical Chart

    • tradingeconomics.com
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    TRADING ECONOMICS, Global Equity Index - Index Price | Live Quote | Historical Chart [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/spglobal:ind
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    excel, csv, xml, jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 2000 - Aug 14, 2025
    Description

    Prices for Global Equity Index including live quotes, historical charts and news. Global Equity Index was last updated by Trading Economics this August 14 of 2025.

  6. Value of MSCI World USD index 1986-2024

    • statista.com
    Updated Jun 25, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Value of MSCI World USD index 1986-2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276225/annual-trend-of-the-msci-world-index-since-1969/
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 25, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    The statistic shows the development of the MSCI World USD Index from 1986 to 2024. The 2024 year-end value of the MSCI World USD index amounted to ******** points. MSCI World USD index – additional information The MSCI World Index, developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), is one of the most important stock indices. It includes stocks from developed countries all over the world and is regarded as benchmark of global stock market. According to MSCI, this index covers about ** percent of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. As seen on the statistics above, in 2024, MSCI World USD index reported its highest value since 1986 amounting, a threefold increase from the figure recorded in 2013, when the year-end value of the MSCI World index was equal to ********. Along with the S&P Global Broad Market, the MSCI World is one of the most important global stock market performance indexes. Aside of including markets around the globe, these two indexes are global in a sense that they disregard where the companies are domiciled or traded, whereas other important indexes such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Japanese index Nikkei 225, Wilshire 5000, the NASDAQ 100 index, have different approaches.

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    Stock Market Data for Global Indexes

    • ieee-dataport.org
    Updated Nov 20, 2023
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    Jay Oza (2023). Stock Market Data for Global Indexes [Dataset]. https://ieee-dataport.org/documents/stock-market-data-global-indexes
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    Dataset updated
    Nov 20, 2023
    Authors
    Jay Oza
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Description

    Chinese

  8. U

    United States Equity Market Index

    • ceicdata.com
    Updated Feb 15, 2020
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    CEICdata.com (2020). United States Equity Market Index [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/united-states/equity-market-index
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    Dataset updated
    Feb 15, 2020
    Dataset provided by
    CEICdata.com
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Jul 1, 2022 - Jun 1, 2023
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Key information about United States NYSE Composite

    • United States NYSE Composite closed at 15,875.9 points in Jun 2023, compared with 14,887.1 points at the previous month end
    • US Equity Market Index: Month End: United States: NYSE Composite data is updated monthly, available from Dec 1965 to Jun 2023, with an average number of 2,739.4 points
    • The data reached an all-time high of 17,164.1 points in Dec 2021 and a record low of 353.7 points in Sep 1974

    CEIC calculates monthly Equity Market Index from daily Equity Market Index based on the last business day of the month. Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. provides Equity Market Index

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    global-top-Index-exploring-trends-in-stock-Market

    • huggingface.co
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    PETTAH AI, global-top-Index-exploring-trends-in-stock-Market [Dataset]. https://huggingface.co/datasets/pettah/global-top-Index-exploring-trends-in-stock-Market
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    Authors
    PETTAH AI
    License

    MIT Licensehttps://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
    License information was derived automatically

    Description

    Global Top Index: Exploring Trends in Stock Markets

      About the Dataset
    

    The Global Top Index dataset offers a detailed view of daily trading activities from several of the world's leading stock market indices. This dataset is ideal for conducting comprehensive analyses to uncover insights and predictive trends in the international stock markets.

      Dataset Contents
    

    The dataset encompasses the following key data points for each trading session across multiple dates… See the full description on the dataset page: https://huggingface.co/datasets/pettah/global-top-Index-exploring-trends-in-stock-Market.

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    38 Global main stock indexes.

    • plos.figshare.com
    xls
    Updated May 31, 2023
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    Bentian Li; Dechang Pi (2023). 38 Global main stock indexes. [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200600.t001
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    xlsAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 31, 2023
    Dataset provided by
    PLOS ONE
    Authors
    Bentian Li; Dechang Pi
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Description

    This is the name of the 38 global main stock indexes in the world. We collected from Yahoo! Finance. For the convenience of expression and computation later, we numbered it. For each item, the front is its serial number, followed by the corresponding stock index.

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    Japan Stock Market Index (JP225) Data

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • ko.tradingeconomics.com
    • +12more
    csv, excel, json, xml
    Updated Jul 15, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). Japan Stock Market Index (JP225) Data [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/japan/stock-market
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    excel, csv, xml, jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jul 15, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Jan 5, 1965 - Aug 15, 2025
    Area covered
    Japan
    Description

    Japan's main stock market index, the JP225, rose to 43366 points on August 15, 2025, gaining 1.68% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 9.34% and is up 13.93% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Japan. Japan Stock Market Index (JP225) - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on August of 2025.

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    India Equity Market Index

    • ceicdata.com
    Updated Mar 26, 2025
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    CEICdata.com (2025). India Equity Market Index [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/india/equity-market-index
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 26, 2025
    Dataset provided by
    CEICdata.com
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Mar 1, 2024 - Feb 1, 2025
    Area covered
    India
    Variables measured
    Securities Exchange Index
    Description

    Key information about India Sensitive 30 (Sensex)

    • India Sensitive 30 (Sensex) closed at 73,198.1 points in Feb 2025, compared with 77,500.6 points at the previous month end
    • India Equity Market Index: Month End: BSE: Sensitive 30 (Sensex) data is updated monthly, available from Apr 1979 to Feb 2025, with an average number of 4,285.0 points
    • The data reached an all-time high of 84,299.8 points in Sep 2024 and a record low of 115.6 points in Nov 1979

    [COVID-19-IMPACT]


    Further information about India Sensitive 30 (Sensex)

    • In the latest reports, SENSEX recorded a daily P/E ratio of 20.6 in Mar 2025

  13. Change in global stock index values during coronavirus outbreak 2020

    • statista.com
    • ai-chatbox.pro
    Updated Jul 4, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Change in global stock index values during coronavirus outbreak 2020 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105021/coronavirus-outbreak-stock-market-change/
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 4, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 2020 - Mar 18, 2020
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    In the first quarter of 2020, global stock indices posted substantial losses that were triggered by the outbreak of COVID-19. The period from March 6 to 18 was particularly dramatic, with several stock indices losing more than ** percent of their value. Worldwide panic hits markets From the United States to the United Kingdom, stock market indices suffered steep falls as the coronavirus pandemic created economic uncertainty. The Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 are two indices that track company performance in the United States, and both lost value as lockdowns were introduced in the country. European markets also recorded significant slumps, which triggered panic selling among investors. The FTSE 100 – the leading share index of companies in the UK – plunged by as much as ** percent in the opening weeks of March 2020. Is it time to invest in tech stocks? The S&P 500 is regarded as the best representation of the U.S. economy because it includes more companies from the leading industries. However, helped in no small part by its focus on tech companies, the Nasdaq 100 has risen in popularity and seen remarkable growth in recent years. Global demand for digital technologies has increased further due to the coronavirus, with remote working and online shopping becoming part of the new normal. As a result, more investors are likely to switch to the tech stocks listed on the Nasdaq 100.

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    Stock market return by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
    csv, excel, xml
    Updated Nov 25, 2016
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    Globalen LLC (2016). Stock market return by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/Stock_market_return/
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    csv, excel, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Nov 25, 2016
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1984 - Dec 31, 2021
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    The average for 2021 based on 87 countries was 32.21 percent. The highest value was in Venezuela: 991.39 percent and the lowest value was in Botswana: -6.38 percent. The indicator is available from 1984 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

  15. Global Stock, ETF, and Index data

    • datarade.ai
    .json, .csv
    Updated Jul 7, 2023
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    Twelve Data (2023). Global Stock, ETF, and Index data [Dataset]. https://datarade.ai/data-products/twelve-data-world-stock-forex-crypto-data-via-api-and-webs-twelve-data
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    .json, .csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jul 7, 2023
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Twelve Data
    Area covered
    Costa Rica, Belarus, Burundi, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Micronesia (Federated States of), Mozambique, Egypt, Christmas Island
    Description

    Twelve Data is a technology-driven company that provides financial market data, financial tools, and dedicated solutions. Large audiences - from individuals to financial institutions - use our products to stay ahead of the competition and success.

    At Twelve Data we feel responsible for where the markets are going and how people are able to explore them. Coming from different technological backgrounds, we see how the world is lacking the unique and simple place where financial data can be accessed by anyone, at any time. This is what distinguishes us from others, we do not only supply the financial data but instead, we want you to benefit from it, by using the convenient format, tools, and special solutions.

    We believe that the human factor is still a very important aspect of our work and therefore our ethics guides us on how to treat people, with convenient and understandable resources. This includes world-class documentation, human support, and dedicated solutions.

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    China Shanghai Composite Stock Market Index Data

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • jp.tradingeconomics.com
    • +13more
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    TRADING ECONOMICS, China Shanghai Composite Stock Market Index Data [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/china/stock-market
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    xml, csv, excel, jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Dec 19, 1990 - Aug 15, 2025
    Area covered
    China
    Description

    China's main stock market index, the SHANGHAI, rose to 3697 points on August 15, 2025, gaining 0.83% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 5.51% and is up 28.39% compared to the same time last year, 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 August of 2025.

  17. Italy Stock market index

    • knoema.com
    csv, json, sdmx, xls
    Updated Jul 16, 2025
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    Knoema (2025). Italy Stock market index [Dataset]. https://knoema.com/atlas/Italy/topics/Economy/Short-term-indicators/Stock-market-index
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    csv, json, sdmx, xlsAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jul 16, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Knoemahttp://knoema.com/
    Time period covered
    Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 1, 2025
    Area covered
    Italy
    Variables measured
    Stock market index calculated in US dollars (Jan. 2000=100)
    Description

    Stock market index of Italy went up by 2.07% from 135.7 index in 2025M5 to 138.5 index in 2025M6. Since the 3.74% downward trend in 2025M4, stock market index jumped by 13.55% in 2025M6.

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    Taiwan TWSE: Equity Market Index: Iron and Steel

    • ceicdata.com
    Updated Feb 15, 2025
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    CEICdata.com (2025). Taiwan TWSE: Equity Market Index: Iron and Steel [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/taiwan/taiwan-stock-exchange-twse-indices/twse-equity-market-index-iron-and-steel
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    Dataset updated
    Feb 15, 2025
    Dataset provided by
    CEICdata.com
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Jul 1, 2017 - Jun 1, 2018
    Area covered
    Taiwan
    Variables measured
    Securities Exchange Index
    Description

    Taiwan TWSE: Equity Market Index: Iron and Steel data was reported at 104.640 31Dec1994=100 in Nov 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 105.750 31Dec1994=100 for Oct 2018. Taiwan TWSE: Equity Market Index: Iron and Steel data is updated monthly, averaging 90.750 31Dec1994=100 from Jan 1995 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 287 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 169.610 31Dec1994=100 in May 2008 and a record low of 29.180 31Dec1994=100 in Sep 2001. Taiwan TWSE: Equity Market Index: Iron and Steel data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Taiwan – Table TW.Z001: Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE): Indices.

  19. R

    Russia Equity Market Index: USD

    • ceicdata.com
    Updated Feb 15, 2025
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    CEICdata.com (2025). Russia Equity Market Index: USD [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/russia/equity-market-index/equity-market-index-usd
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    Dataset updated
    Feb 15, 2025
    Dataset provided by
    CEICdata.com
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Mar 1, 2024 - Feb 1, 2025
    Area covered
    Russia
    Description

    Russia Equity Market Index: USD data was reported at 25.554 2010=100 in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 26.532 2010=100 for Mar 2025. Russia Equity Market Index: USD data is updated monthly, averaging 38.826 2010=100 from Sep 1995 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 356 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 196.583 2010=100 in May 2008 and a record low of 4.863 2010=100 in Jan 1999. Russia Equity Market Index: USD data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.World Bank.GEM: Equity Market Index. Local equity market index valued in US$ terms

  20. T

    Israel Stock Market (TA-125) Data

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • ar.tradingeconomics.com
    • +13more
    csv, excel, json, xml
    Updated Feb 10, 2017
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2017). Israel Stock Market (TA-125) Data [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/israel/stock-market
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    excel, json, csv, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Feb 10, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Oct 8, 1992 - Aug 14, 2025
    Area covered
    Israel
    Description

    Israel's main stock market index, the TA-125, rose to 3032 points on August 14, 2025, gaining 0.86% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has declined 1.34%, though it remains 48.70% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Israel. Israel Stock Market (TA-125) - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on August of 2025.

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Statista (2025). Countries with largest stock markets globally 2025 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710680/global-stock-markets-by-country/
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Countries with largest stock markets globally 2025

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Dataset updated
Jun 18, 2025
Dataset authored and provided by
Statistahttp://statista.com/
Time period covered
2025
Area covered
Worldwide
Description

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.

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