Levels

Levels mean market equity (stock, share) value. This is market cap value of exchange listed companies. Remember that 99 % by amount of (and perhaps 50 % by equity value) of all joint-stock companies are small and not listed on stock exchanges, and are therefore not included in this equity value. A joint stock company is a special kind of partnership. ...

2003

Stock market capitalization at the end of 2003 (compared with GDP converted to € through estimated purchasing power parity exchange rates) (ECB: Statistics pocket book, 2003 data from August 2004 issue) Market capitalization, often abbreviated to market cap, is a business term that refers to the aggregate value of a firms outstanding common shares. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

• EU: €6.0 trillion (59% of PPP GDP)
• Japan: €2.4 trillion (75% of PPP GDP)
• United States: €10.7 trillion (108% of PPP GDP)

Level change

Level change means price change in market cap levels during a period of time (here a year).

2004

National stock market index price performance during 2004 A stock market index is a listing of stocks, and a statistic reflecting the composite value of its components. ...

Americas

• Mexico City, Mexico (Indice de Precios y Cotizaciones) +44 percent
• São Paulo, Brazil (Índice Bovespa) +16 percent
• New York City, USA (S&P 500) +8 percent
• New York (Nasdaq composite) +7 percent
• New York (Dow Jones Industrial Average) +3 percent
• Toronto, Canada (TSX)

Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of and largest city in Mexico. ... The Indice de Precios y Cotizaciones (IPC) is an index of 35 stock that trade on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. ... Landmark buildings Edifício Italia (at left) and Copan (curved façade at center), in São Paulo Downtown. ... The Bovespa Index (Índice Bovespa) is an index of about 50 stocks that are traded on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa). ... New York, New York redirects here. ... The S&P 500 is a list of 500 US corporations, ordered by market capitalization. ... The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is one of several stock market indices created by Wall Street Journal editor and Dow Jones & Company founder Charles Dow. ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) is Canadas largest stock exchange, and the division of the TSX Group that holds senior equities. ...

Asia

• Jakarta, Indonesia (JSX Composite) +42 percent
• Philippines (PHS Composite) +24 percent
• Malaysia (KLSE Composite) +14 percent
• Hong Kong (People's Republic of China) (Hang Seng) +13 percent
• Mumbai, India (Bombay Sensex 30) +10 percent
• Tokyo, Japan (Nikkei 225) +5 percent
• Taipei, Republic of China (TAIEX) +2 percent
• Shanghai, People's Republic of China (SSE Composite) -13 percent
• Shenzhen, People's Republic of China

This page is about the capital city of Indonesia. ... The JSX Composite is an index of all stocks that trade on the Jakarta Stock Echange. ... Hang Seng Index (HSI, 恒生指數) is a capitalization-weighted stock market index in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. ... Mumbai (Marathi: मुंबई ) (pronounced in Marathi, and in English), formerly known as Bombay is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and is the most populous Indian city with a 2005 estimated population of about 18 million. ... The BSE Sensex or BSE Sensitive Index is a value-weighted index composed of 30 companies with the base April 1979 = 100. ... Tokyo (東京; Tōkyō, lit. ... Nikkei 225 (日経平均株価, 日経225) is a stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). ... Alternative meaning: Taipei County City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... Taiwan Capitalization Weighted Stock Index (加權指數) is a stock market index for companies traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. ... Alternate meanings: See Shanghai (disambiguation) Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; pinyin: shàng hǎi; Shanghainese IPA: /zɑ̃ hɛ/) is Chinas largest city and is situated on the banks of the Chang Jiang delta. ... The SSE composite is an index of all stock that trade on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. ... Shenzhen (Chinese: 深圳; Pinyin: ; Hakka:cim1 zun4; Cantonese Jyutping: sam1 zan3, Yale: sām jan; Sham Chun or Shamchun in old or Hong Kong documents; lit. ...

Europe

• Kiev, Ukraine (KAC-20) +251 percent
• Bucharest, Romania (BET-10) +100 percent
• Budapest, Hungary (BUX) +54 percent
• Prague, Czech Republic (PX 50) +54 percent
• Reykjavík, Iceland (ICEX Main) +53 percent
• Oslo, Norway (OSE All Share) +39 percent
• Warsaw, Poland (WIG) +26 percent
• Denmark (KAX All Share) +21 percent
• Stockholm, Sweden (OMXS30) +17 percent
• Madrid, Spain (IBEX-35) +16 percent
• Milan, Italy (MIB30) +16 percent
• London, UK (FTSE) +7 percent
• Frankfurt, Germany (DAX 30) +7 percent
• Paris, France (CAC 40) +7 percent
• Moscow, Russia (RTS Index) +5 percent
• Helsinki, Finland (HEX All Share) +4 percent
• Zürich, Switzerland (Swiss Market Index) +3 percent
• Amsterdam, Netherlands (AEX index) +3 percent

Kiev (Київ, Kyiv, in Ukrainian; Киев, Kiev, in Russian) is the capital and largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper river. ... Bucharest (population 2. ... The Bucharest Exchange Trading index (BET or BET-10) is an index of 10 stocks that trade on the Bucharest Stock Exchange. ... See Budapest (band) for the British melancholic post-grunge band. ... The BUX is a stock index of large companies traded on the Budapest Stock Exchange. ... Prague (Praha in Czech) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... The PX 50 is an index of major stocks that trade on the Prague Stock Exchange. ... Reykjavík See also: Reykjavík, Manitoba in Canada Reykjavík (pronounced (♫) in Icelandic) is the capital of Iceland, its largest city and the worlds most northern capital city of any country. ... The ICEX Main List is an equity index fund which tracks the Main List of the Iceland Stock Exchange Ltd. ... Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ... WIG, originally an acronym for Warszawski Indeks GieÅ‚dowy (Warsaw Stock Exchange Index) is the oldest index for the Warsaw Stock Exchange. ... Stockholm [, ] is the capital and the largest City of Sweden. ... The OMX Stockholm 30 (OMXS30) is a stock market index for the Stockholm Stock Exchange. ... This article is about the Spanish capital. ... The IBEX-35 is an index of stocks that trade on the Madrid Stock Exchange in Spain. ... This is about the Italian city of Milan. ... London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ... FTSE may stand for a number of things: FTSE 100 Index on the London Stock Exchange. ... Frankfurt am Main [ˈfraŋkfʊrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hessen and the fifth largest city of Germany. ... This is an article about the German Blue Chip Index. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Price evolution of the CAC 40 between March 1, 1990 and February 1, 2005 The CAC 40, which stands for Cotation Assistée en Continu (Continuous Assisted Quotation), is a French stock market index, a benchmark index for Euronext Paris. ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronounciation: Moskva), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 878. ... The RTS Index (RTSI) is an index of 50 companies that trade on the RTS Stock Exchange in Moscow. ... Helsinki (pronounced with the stress on the first syllable in Finnish — think Helsin Ki), or Helsingfors in Swedish, is the capital of Finland. ... Zürich IPA (in English often Zurich, which is also the standard French form of the name) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 364,558 in 2002; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ... Municipality of Amsterdam Alternate meanings: See Amsterdam (disambiguation) Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. ... Rise and Fall of the AEX The AEX index, derived from Amsterdam EXchange index, is a stock market index composed of Dutch companies that trade on Euronext Amsterdam, formerly known as the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. ...

New issues

New issues mean equity issued and sold during a period of time.

2004

Global equity & equity-related issuance totaled $505bn for the year, representing a 29.9% increase over the $389bn raised in 2003. Initial public offerings increased nearly 220% in 233 offerings that raised $44 billion. In financial markets, an initial public offering (IPO) is the first sale of a companys common shares to public investors. ...

2003

The equity market showed signs of recovery as Global Equity and Equity-related industry proceeds surpassed those of 2002 by 21.9%. The fourth quarter accounted for 34.6% of overall proceeds raised.

Flows

Debt and equity issuance reported by Thomson Financial ([1]) ($ billions and number of isses). Arm of the The Thomson Corporation. ...

Global Equity and Equity-related

• 2004: 505 (3,628) (Q4 2004 report)
• 2003: 388 (2,418) (Q4 2003 report)
• 2002: 319 (?) (Q4 2003 report)

Global Convertible Offerings Saab 900 Convertible Convertible can also refer to a convertible (security) A convertible is an automobile with a folding or retracting roof. ...

• 2004: 98 (469) (Q4 2004 report)
• 2003: 164 (486) (Q4 2003 report)
• 2002: 96 (?) (Q4 2003 report)

Europe

Global Common Stock - EMEA Common stock, also referred to as common shares, are, as the name implies, the most usual and commonly held form of stock in a corporation. ... EMEA can mean: Europe, the Middle East and Africa European Medicines Agency This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

• 2004: ? (?) (Q4 2004 report)
• 2003: 52 (308) (Q4 2003 report)
• 2002: ? (?) (Q4 2003 report)

United States

Global Common Stock - US Issuers Common stock, also referred to as common shares, are, as the name implies, the most usual and commonly held form of stock in a corporation. ...

• 2004: 129 (767) (Q4 2004 report)
• 2003: 79 (520) (Q4 2003 report)
• 2002: 88 (?) (Q4 2003 report)

Global Initial Public Offerings - US Issuers In financial markets, an initial public offering (IPO) is the first sale of a companys common shares to public investors. ...

• 2004: 44 (233) (Q4 2004 report)
• 2003: 14 (79) (Q4 2003 report)
• 2002: 23 (?) (Q4 2003 report)

Trading volume

Trading volume is number of securities bought and sold (a "transaction"). To be expanded.

See also

• Debt levels and flows
• Thomson Financial league tables

Debt is used to finance and pay for undertakings and business around the world. ... Thomson Financials standard league tables are rankings of Investment Banks in terms of the dollar volume of deals they work on. ...

External links

Data

• Yahoo! Finance - Stock Screener - Market Cap
• ECB: Statistics pocket book
• ABN AMRO’s Global Investment Returns Yearbook - London, 5 February 2004