Versión en Español
Finances and Services
World’s stock exchange
Developing countries lead the stock markets.
Crisis? Not for most stock markets and investors who managed to withstand the storm in 2009 and benefit from the rises experienced since March. The recovery of the stock markets in emerging countries has been the key.... Read more [+]
The Best of World’s stock exchange
Colombo (Sri Lanka): +95.5%. The peace dividend.The ASPI Index doubled its value in 2009. Analysts attribute it to the 'peace dividend'. The end of the civil war in this financial year has been crucial and the cherry on the cake of eight years of economic growth. Shares in tourism companies have rocketed and infrastructure companies have performed well on the stock market in the face of prospects of reconstruction work after the conflict. A good year for a small stock market which could be bought for 9,000 million dollars.
Shenzhen (China): +117.1%. The head of the giant.One of China’s three stock exchanges, alongside Hong Kong’s and Shanghai’s. The year 2009 has been the prelude to what is hatching: the arrival of European and American investors with all their artillery.
Buenos Aires (Argentina): +103.5%. The best Latin American.The eighth worst performing stock exchange in 2008 (-50%) has recovered this well in 2009, as a result of increased internationalisation of stocks and their return to quotations more in keeping with their real value.
