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Key market statistics - December 2010
2010 market highlights
| Market capitalization (month-on-month) | December 2010 | % change / |
| (USD bn) | month-on-month | |
| Americas | 22 173 | 4,4% |
| Asia Pacific | 17 435 | 5,4% |
| Europe Africa Middle East | 15 277 | 9,3% |
| Total WFE | 54 884 | 6,0% |
| Market capitalization (year-on-year) | December 2010 | % change / |
| (USD bn) | year-on-year | |
| Americas | 22 173 | 17,1% |
| Asia Pacific * | 17 435 | 19,5% |
| Europe Africa Middle East | 15 277 | 7,4% |
| Total WFE | 54 884 | 14,9% |
| Share turnover value (month-on-month) Electronic Order Book | December 2010 | % change / |
| (USD bn) | month-on-month | |
| Americas | 2 254 | -13,9% |
| Asia Pacific | 1 689 | -25,3% |
| Europe Africa Middle East | 810 | -15,1% |
| Total WFE | 4 753 | -18,5% |
| Share turnover value (year-on-year) Electronic Order Book | Jan. - Dec. 2010 | % change / |
| (USD bn) | year-on-year | |
| Americas | 32 903 | -0,8% |
| Asia Pacific * | 18 911 | 5,1% |
| Europe Africa Middle East | 11 277 | 4,0% |
| Total WFE | 63 090 | 1,8% |
| Number of share trades (month-on-month) Electronic Order Book | December 2010 | % change / |
| (thousands) | month-on-month | |
| Americas | 258 300 | -15,6% |
| Asia Pacific | 600 448 | -22,5% |
| Europe Africa Middle East | 74 080 | -9,2% |
| Total WFE | 932 827 | -19,7% |
| Number of share trades (year-on-year) Electronic Order Book | Jan. - Dec. 2010 | % change / |
| (thousands) | year-on-year | |
| Americas | 4 090 162 | -22,3% |
| Asia Pacific * | 6 982 031 | -2,2% |
| Europe Africa Middle East | 942 771 | 3,3% |
| Total WFE | 12 014 964 | -9,8% |
| Total number of companies listed (year-on-year) | December 2010 | % change / |
| year-on-year | ||
| Americas | 10 360 | -0,3% |
| Asia Pacific * | 21 397 | 3,2% |
| Europe Africa Middle East | 13 754 | -2,1% |
| Total WFE | 45 511 | 0,7% |
| Investment flows (month-on-month) | December 2010 | November 2010 |
| Number of new companies listed | 277 | 240 |
| of which number of IPOs | 219 | 176 |
| IPOs (value in USD bn) | 33,7 | 66,0 |
| Investment flows (year-on-year) | Jan. - Dec. 2010 | Jan. - Dec. 2009 |
| Number of new companies listed | 2 339 | 1 062 |
| of which number of IPOs | 1 783 | 774 |
| IPOs (value in USD bn) | 296,2 | 132,6 |
| Derivative markets | Jan. - Dec. 2010 | % change / |
| YTD number of contracts traded | Jan. - Dec. 2009 | |
| Stock options | 3 631 758 302 | -0,1% |
| Single stock futures | 786 014 934 | 22,8% |
| Stock index options | 5 027 813 199 | 21,0% |
| Stock index futures | 1 880 659 638 | 3,3% |
| Bond options | 254 534 664 | 9,4% |
| Bond futures | 1 029 469 038 | 24,3% |
| Index performance ** | Dec. 2010 /Nov. 2010 | Dec. 2010 /Nov. 2010 |
| in local currency | in USD | |
| Americas | 6,2% | 6,5% |
| Asia Pacific | 2,6% | 5,0% |
| Europe Africa Middle East | 5,8% | 8,9% |
| Total WFE | 5,1% | 6,8% |
| Index performance ** | Dec. 2010 /Dec. 2009 | Dec. 2010 /Dec. 2009 |
| in local currency | in USD | |
| Americas | 12,8% | 13,7% |
| Asia Pacific | 5,5% | 12,8% |
| Europe Africa Middle East | 8,3% | 6,0% |
| Total WFE | 9,3% | 11,0% |
| * New Zealand Exchange data was removed from 2009 totals | ||
| ** Regional indexes are weighted by market capitalization | ||