7 Interesting Facts about the Stock Market

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7 interesting facts about the Stock Market from Kotak Securities

It's time to gain some interesting knowledge about the stock market.

1. 7 Interesting facts about the Stock Market


2. Most number of companies (5576) are listed in BSE India among stock exchanges worldwide. NASDAQ (2786) comes 5th followed by NYSE (2464) at number 6, and the NSE (1718) 10th.


3. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are the strongest driving force in Indian markets. Among Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs), LIC is the leader


4. India was amongst the first countries to move to screen based trading (1995) instead of the traditional open outcry method. NYSE only moved on in 2005.


5. The world’s first IPO was issued by "The Dutch East India Company"


6. BSE is Asia’s first stock exchange


7. Bulls attack by bucking their horns UP toward the sky, while bears attack by swiping their claws DOWN toward the ground. Now you know why bulls and bears are used to describe the price movement of the market.


8. Five oldest stock exchanges worldwide:


• Antwerp Bourse 1460
• Lyons Bourse 1506
• Toulouse Bourse 1549
• Hamburg Bourse 1558
• London Royal Exchange 1571

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