World Stock Exchanges News

SIX closed 2025 with strong growth across listings, capital raising and trading activity on its exchanges in Switzerland and Spain, underpinned by record performances of its flagship blue-chip indices and sustained investor participation. The year also highlighted the resilience and reliability of SIX’s market infrastructure amid rising volumes and expanding asset classes. In Switzerland, the Swiss Market Index (SMI) crossed the 13,000-point

The Vienna Stock Exchange concluded 2025 with a highly dynamic trading year, marked by geopolitical tensions, trade conflicts, and cautious optimism surrounding a potential end to the war in Ukraine. Despite these challenges, market activity remained robust, positioning 2025 as the third strongest trading year since 2012, following the exceptional years of 2021 and 2022. By year-end, equity turnover reached approximately EUR

The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) revealed that the value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors during December 2025 reached JD48.0 million, accounting for 22.1% of the total trading value for the month. In the same period, the value of shares sold by non-Jordanian investors amounted to JD48.4 million, reflecting balanced foreign participation in market activity. On a full-year basis, foreign investor engagement

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, has registered its 100th hedge fund, reflecting its dominance in the sector and successful journey to becoming a top five global hub for the industry. The number of hedge fund managers doubled from 50 at the start of 2024 and 81 are

Euronext has confirmed its position as Europe’s leading primary markets venue, hosting more than 1,700 issuers with an aggregated market capitalisation of €6.7 trillion across a single stock market spanning seven countries. The recent acquisition of a majority stake in the Athens Stock Exchange further reinforces Euronext’s pan-European reach, serving both local and international issuers and investors. Despite a challenging market environment,

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange and a global leader in financial technology and market data, announced a strategic investment of up to $2 billion in Polymarket, the fast-growing prediction market platform that tracks event probabilities across finance, politics, sports, and culture. The transaction reflects a pre-investment valuation of approximately $8 billion for Polymarket.

Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority (CMA) has launched a 30-day public consultation on a draft proposal to open its main stock market — the Tadawul Main Market — to all categories of non-resident foreign investors. If approved, the reform would represent the most sweeping liberalization of the Kingdom’s equity market since direct foreign access was introduced in 2015. The consultation, which runs

Euronext, Europe’s leading capital market infrastructure, has taken a bold step toward reshaping the continent’s investment landscape with the launch of Euronext ETF Europe — the first fully integrated marketplace for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded products (ETPs). The initiative, part of the group’s Innovate for Growth 2027 strategic plan, directly addresses Europe’s long-standing market fragmentation. By combining listing, trading, clearing, and

The Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) has signed separate Memoranda of Cooperation with the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE), marking a strategic step in strengthening international partnerships and advancing the development of Oman’s capital markets. The agreements aim to reinforce MSX’s position as a competitive regional and global financial hub while contributing to Oman’s economic diversification strategy. The

The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and the Astana International Exchange (AIX) have officially implemented a direct connection between their central securities depositories (CSDs), reinforcing their strategic partnership and expanding cross-border investment opportunities. The move builds on the Memorandum of Understanding signed in October 2021, under which AIX joined ADX’s pioneering Tabadul platform. Designed to promote cross-listings and greater liquidity, Tabadul has