List of Asian Major Stock Exchanges

Jan 13
09:03

2011

Loke Yuen Wong

Loke Yuen Wong

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Tokyo Stock Exchange is one of the major stock exchanges in Asia, and is the second largest stock exchange in the world by aggregate market capitalization of its listed companies. Members of the Tokyo Stock Exchange include Allied Telesis, Banc of America Securities, Barclays Capital, Bear Stearns, BNP Paribas, Century Securities, Credit Suisse First Boston, Daiwa Securities, Dresdner Kleinwort, and more.

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Osaka Securities Exchange is the second biggest securities exchange in Japan,List of Asian Major Stock Exchanges Articles in terms of amount of business handled. The Exchange provides markets for equities, stock index futures, stock index options, security options contracts, listing and administration of listed products, administration of transaction participants, and more.

Bombay Stock Exchange in India is the oldest stock exchange in Asia. It was established as "The Native Share & Stock Brokers' Association" in 1875. The equity market capitalization of the companies listed on the Exchange was US$1.78 trillion in August 2010, making it the fourth largest among the list of stock exchanges in Asia.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) is one of the global largest exchange owners based on the market capitalization of its shares. It offers a wide variety of securities and derivatives such as shares, futures, options, Exchange Traded Funds, and other structured products.

Karachi Stock Exchange in Pakistan is the largest and oldest stock exchange in the country, located in Karachi, Sindh. On 26 December 2007, the KSE 100 Index reached its highest value ever and closed at 14,814.85 points.

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