Some markets, however, are worth an awful lot more than others.We have used data from the World Federation of Exchanges to compile the 17 exchanges globally that have a market capitalisation of over $1 trillion, making them the most valuable exchanges in the world. The biggest exchange outside of the USA, the Japan Exchange Group controls Japan's world famous Nikkei 225, the index often cited as the stock bellwether for the entirety of Asia. China's largest stock exchange, based in the country's financial centre, Shanghai, counts brewer Tsingtao, Air China, and Sinopec as constituents.— $3.6 trillion. One of its constituents, the Toronto Stock Exchange is home to all five of Canada's largest banks.— $1.7 trillion. One of two Indian stock exchanges to feature on this list, worth marginally less than its counterpart the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Source: Economic Times September 05, 2016 05:37 UTC