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Bloomberg. UKX:IND. The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index, also called the FTSE 100 Index, FTSE 100, FTSE, or, informally, the " Footsie " / ˈfʊtsi /, is the United Kingdom's best-known stock market index of the 100 most highly capitalised blue chips listed on the London Stock Exchange. [ 1]
Website. www .londonstockexchange .com. The London Stock Exchange ( LSE) is a stock exchange in the City of London, England. As of August 2023, the total market value of all companies trading on the LSE stood at $3.18 trillion. [ 3] Its current premises are situated in Paternoster Square close to St Paul's Cathedral.
The Mississippi Bubble. 1720. Kingdom of France. Banque Royale by John Law stopped payments of its note in exchange for specie and as result caused economic collapse in France . South Sea Bubble of 1720. 1720. UK. Affected early European stock markets, during early days of chartered joint stock companies. Bengal Bubble of 1769.
The 1973–1974 stock market crash caused a bear market between January 1973 and December 1974. Affecting all the major stock markets in the world, particularly the United Kingdom, [ 1] it was one of the worst stock market downturns since the Great Depression, the other being the financial crisis of 2007–2008. [ 2]
In finance, market data is price and other related data for a financial instrument reported by a trading venue such as a stock exchange. Market data allows traders and investors to know the latest price and see historical trends for instruments such as equities, fixed-income products, derivatives, and currencies. [ 1]
List of countries by stock market capitalization. World map of stock market capitalization by country. ≥ $5 trillion. $2 trillion–$5 trillion. $1 trillion–$2 trillion. $750 billion–$1 trillion. $500 billion–$750 billion. $250 billion–$500 billion. $100 billion–$250 billion.
An economy where the stock market is on the rise is considered to be an up-and-coming economy. The stock market is often considered the primary indicator of a country's economic strength and development. [ 21] Rising share prices, for instance, tend to be associated with increased business investment and vice versa.
The STOXX Europe 600, also called STOXX 600, SXXP, is a stock index of European stocks designed by STOXX Ltd. This index has a fixed number of 600 components representing large, mid and small capitalization companies among 17 European countries, covering approximately 90% of the free-float market capitalization of the European stock market (not limited to the Eurozone).