Comparative Analysis of Indian Stock Market with ... - Great Lakes

and having the largest number of companies listed. United States leads the list of countries
with the highest market capitalization. It is interesting to note that the total market
capitalization of all the companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange is greater than the
amount of money in the United States. As mentioned earlier, the above data pertain to the
year 2005. The individual and global economy has grown since then. As on March 2006, the
global market capitalization for all stock markets was $43600 billion.
Listed Securities
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Listing in a stock exchange refers to the admission of the securities of the company for
trade dealings in a recognized stock exchange. The securities may be of any public limited
company, Central or State Government, quasi-governmental and other financial
institutions/corporations, municipalities, etc. Securities of any company are listed in a stock
exchange to provide liquidity to the securities, to mobilize savings and to protect the interests
of the investors.
India has the highest number of companies listed in the stock market. Out of this, about 75
% of the companies are listed with the Bombay Stock Exchange. After India, United States has
the highest number of companies listed.
©Great Lakes Herald – April 2007 Volume 1, Issue 1 by Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai