Of the 45 Federation Internationale des Bourses de Valeurs (FIBV) member stock exchanges, the JSE ranks as follows according to the FIBV statistics as at 31 July 1997.* JSE RANKING JSE RANKING Jul 1997 YEAR 1996 Market 278,745 17 241,571 16 Capital- isation (Domestic) (US$ Million) JSE RANKING JSE RANKING Jul 1997 YEAR 1996 Market 20,581 27 26,997 29 Turnover (US$ million) Liquidity % 18.0 38 11.2 38 *The ranking of the JSE has been affected by the inclusion of the following Stock Exchanges into the FIBV statistics *Athens *Phillipines *Lima *Irish *Lisbon
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10 September 1997