India’s stock market over takes Hong Kong’s as the 4th largest in the world

India’s stock market over takes Hong Kong’s as the 4th largest in the world

India’s stock market is booming, and its value has ballooned so much that it overtook Hong Kong’s on Monday, Bloomberg reported.

The total value of shares on Indian exchanges hit $4.33 trillion at Monday’s close, compared to Hong Kong’s $4.29 trillion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, making it the fourth largest stock market in the world.

India passed the $4 trillion mark on December 5, with half of that value built up in just the past four years.

The stock market has been galvanized by a growing number of retail investors and strong corporate earnings.

Meanwhile, the country’s population overtook China’s last year, and it has been up for boom-time economic growth and a flood

Overseas funds poured over $21 billion into Indian stocks last year, and the S&P BSE Sensex, a benchmark index tracking Indian stocks, notched an eighth consecutive year of gains.

What has also helped close the gap between the two stock markets is a slumping Chinese economy and property crash, which have prompted foreign investors to shift money elsewhere.

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