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[아시아경제 박병희 기자] The market capitalization of stock markets in 86 major countries in the world was $107.862.9 billion at the end of the first quarter of this year, up 4.5% from the end of last year, Bloomberg News reported on the 3rd (local time). At the end of last year, the market capitalization of the stock markets of 86 major countries was $10.
The market capitalization of major stock markets increased to $110,849.8 billion on February 16, the highest this year, and increased again after falling to $105,533 billion on March 9.
The market capitalization of the US stock market, which accounts for 40% of the global market capitalization, increased 6.4%. In addition, Canada (9.8%), Russia (8.0%), Germany (7.0%), Italy (6.0%), and the United Kingdom (5.7%) recorded market capitalization growth rates higher than the global average.
The country’s market capitalization growth rate was the highest with Zimbabwe at 68.6%, followed by Ukraine (44.1%), Lebanon (33.7%), and Ghana (33.0%). Korea ranked 43rd out of 86 countries surveyed, with a 2.7% increase in market cap.
Among the emerging countries, Vietnam (11.8%), Taiwan (10.5%), India (8.7%) and Thailand (8.1%) performed well.
China’s market cap decreased by 2.0%, showing a sluggish appearance. Venezuela’s market capitalization, which is experiencing extreme economic hardship and political and social turmoil, also plunged 72.9%. In addition, 27 countries, including Argentina (-18.4%), Malta (-11.1%), Turkey (-10.8%), and Portugal (-9.9%), also decreased their market caps.
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