12. Ranking of Top 20 International Stock Exchanges by Number of Companies listed as at 31 October 1997. RANK STOCK EXCHANGE N0. OF COMPANIES LISTED 1. Nasdaq # 5,506 2. London 2,978 3. New York 2,606 4. Germany 2,525 5. Tokyo 1,863 6. Toronto 1,393 7. Australian 1,210 8. Paris 864 9. Korea 775 9. American 762 11. Kuala Lumpur 683 12. Tel-Aviv 657 13. Hong Kong 650 14. JOHANNESBURG 624 15. Rio De Janeiro 575 16. Sao Paulo 550 17. Thailand 455 18. Switzerland 432 19. Taiwan 400 20. Madrid 389
*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
Please note the turnover figures for 1996 in respect of value and deals have been revised.
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