7th Consecutive Monthly Gain In World Stock Value

As stock markets around the world gained ground in September (MSCI World Index increased by 3.8% for the month), the total world stock market capitalization increased by $1.94 trillion in September, according to preliminary data from the World Federation of Exchanges. The September gain follows increases of $1 trillion in March, $3.69 trillion in April, $4.12 trillion in May, $575 billion in June, $2.92 billion in July, and $1.12 in August, and is the first time in more than two years of seven consecutive monthly advances in world stock market value.

The cumulative seven-month gain of $14.375 trillion in world stock market capitalization brings the value of world equities up to $44.77 trillion in September, the highest level since August 2008, and marks a 52.7% increase from the February bottom (see chart above).

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