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Global Stock Market Indices - 2025   In Common, Stock exchanges operate in about 90 countries worldwide. Of these, more than 250 Stock Exchanges are recognized and regulated. Some Developed and Emerging countries have more than one Stock Exchanges. Global stock markets are generally classified into regions such as North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Around 58,000 to 60,000 companies are listed on stock exchanges worldwide. Most of these companies are listed on Asia-Pacific region stock exchanges. The combined Global Market Cap across all exchanges is valued to be USD 110 - 115 Trillion. Based on 2024 data (Market capitalization), the US stock exchanges are in the lead. The value of the New York Stock Exchange(NYSE), which was founded in 1792, is about 28 trillion US dollars (July 2024). The NASDAQ Stock Exchange, like the others, is worth around 26.62 trillion US dollars. In third place is the Shanghai Stock Exchange...

 Market Trading Hours of the Major Stock Exchanges - Global Equity Market   Looking at the Global Stock Market Participation as per the FY 2022-23 Data, more than 55 Percent of the Total population in US invests directly in the Equity Market. This is about 33 Percent in the United Kingdom, 13 Percent in China and around 2 Percent in Brazil. In India, the contribution is around 3 Percent of the Total population, at the same time when looking at households, it is about 17 Percent participation in the Indian Equity Market. While there are many reasons for the low penetration(Participation) in the Stock Market in India, the most common and widely cited factor by the common public, it's Market Trading Hours.  Generally, the Market Trading hours in India would starts from 09:15 AM and ended at 03:30 PM during Monday to Friday(Week Days). Most of the people on this duration and days were engaged with their Corporate Job or Regular Profession. As the common public thinking that, ...