12. Ranking of Top 20 International Stock Exchanges by Number of Companies listed as at 30 June 1997. RANK STOCK EXCHANGE N0. OF COMPANIES LISTED 1. Nasdaq 5,536 2. London 2,980 3. New York 2,542 4. Germany 2,195 5. Tokyo 1,847 6. Toronto 1,357 7. Australia 1,196 8. Paris 849 9. Korea 763 9. American # 751 11. Tel-Aviv 650 12 Kuala Lumpur 644 13 JOHANNESBURG 619 14. Hong Kong 610 15. Rio De Janeiro 580 16. Sao Paulo 557 17. Thailand 455 18. Switzerland 434 19. Taiwan 391 20. Madrid 375 *The following exchanges have been excluded, due to double listings: Osaka Montreal Vancouver Barcelona *The ranking of the JSE has been effected by the inclusion of the following Stock Exchanges in to the FIBV statistics. *Athens *Phillipines *Lima *Irish *Lisbon #Statistics not available for May 1997, April 1996 statistics have been used. Please note the turnover figures for 1996 in respect of value and deals have been revised.
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