Tokyo Stock Exchange

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The main trading room of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (東京証券取引所, Tōkyō Shōken Torihikisho), or TSE, is in Tokyo, Japan. It is the second-largest stock exchange market in the world by market value, second only to the New York Stock Exchange.[1] It currently lists 2,271 domestic companies and 31 foreign companies, with a total market capitalization of over 5 trillion USD.[2]

History[change | change source]

The Tokyo Stock Exchange was established in 1878. It is the second oldest stock exchange in Asia.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Top Stock Exchanges". forexrealm.com. Archived from the original on 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
  2. Patrick Rial; Michael Tsang (2007-07-23). "Japan Stocks Rally Loses Steam on Shareholder Concern". Bloomburg. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  3. Gurusamy, S. (2009). Capital Markets, p. 210; the oldest stock exchange in Asia is the Bombay Stock Exchange, established in 1875