According to Bloomberg, the capitalization of the global stock market declined by the end of the year by $ 11.74 trillion. In 2017, on the contrary, it increased by $ 14.95 trillion. Ten years before, in 2007, the level of capitalization increased by $ 9.6 trillion, and in 2016, it was only $ 2.2 trillion.
From the highs of 2018, the global stock market fell by a record $ 20 trillion. The reason for this, experts believe the reduction in the aggregate balance of the world's leading central banks (- $ 0.85 trillion), occurred for the first time in history. In 2017, this figure increased by $ 2.2 trillion.
To date, according to analysts, the fall was recorded on the stock markets of Australia and Asia.
On Wednesday, January 2, the Taiwan stock market showed a fall against the background of negative dynamics from the oil and gas and electric sectors, as well as plastics. The Taiwan Stock Exchange's largest stock index hit 1.78% on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. The leaders of the fall were shares of the company Century Iron And Steel Industrial Co., Ltd, which fell by 6% to 61.10 points. Among the papers, which grew in price, were such elements of the Taiwan Weighted index, as the shares of FarGlory Hotel Co., Ltd. They rose by 8.59%, reaching 43 points.
According to experts, the number of depreciating securities on the Taiwan Stock Exchange amounted to 527, which is several times higher than the number of shares in positive territory, 279. At the same time, the quotes of 105 shares remained almost unchanged, analysts sum up.
