{"id":300716,"date":"2026-05-26T10:35:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T04:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insurancekhabar.com\/?p=300716"},"modified":"2026-05-26T10:40:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T04:55:05","slug":"indias-stock-market-is-the-fifth-largest-market-in-the-world-this-small-country-has-taken-the-title-of-the-worlds-fifth-largest-market-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.insurancekhabar.com\/indias-stock-market-is-the-fifth-largest-market-in-the-world-this-small-country-has-taken-the-title-of-the-worlds-fifth-largest-market-2\/","title":{"rendered":"India&#8217;s stock market is the fifth largest market in the world, this small country has taken the title of the world&#8217;s fifth largest market."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kathmandu. Taiwan&#8217;s stock market has overtaken India in terms of total valuation (market capitalization). The pace was driven by a sharp rise in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world&#8217;s largest chipmaker. <\/p>\n<p>According to Bloomberg data, Taiwan&#8217;s market capitalization reached $ 4.95 trillion. The total valuation of the Indian stock market has fallen to $ 4.92 trillion (as of Monday&#8217;s market close). Taiwan is now the world&#8217;s fifth-largest stock market after the US, China, Japan and Hong Kong. <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>How did Taiwan get this position? <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<p>Chipmaker TSMC is credited with lifting Taiwan&#8217;s stock market up the global rankings.TAG_OPEN_li_30 <\/li>\n<\/p>\n<p>TSMC alone accounts for about 42% of Taiwan&#8217;s benchmark index.TAG_OPEN_li_29 Which reflects its immense market dominance. <\/li>\n<\/p>\n<p>The company&#8217;s stock has risen by 49 TAG_OPEN_li_28% this year due to the growing global demand for artificial intelligence (AI). The company dominates the global market for AI chips (semiconductors). <\/li>\n<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>5 reasons why India lags behind<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Despite significant domestic strength, the Indian stock market has been under pressure this year. There are many reasons for this. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Global investors are withdrawing money from high-value markets like India and investing in markets like Taiwan and Korea. Where they can bet directly on AI and semiconductor topics. <\/li>\n<p>Foreign TAG_OPEN_li_26 Institutional Investors (FIIs) have sold a remarkable amount of about $24 billion from the Indian market this year. <\/li>\n<\/p>\n<p>The rise in crude oil and energy prices due to Iran-US geopolitical tensions has raised concerns about India&#8217;s growth outlook and inflation.TAG_OPEN_li_25 <\/li>\n<\/p>\n<p>The main Indian stock market index is down about TAG_OPEN_li_24 8 percent this year. That&#8217;s the first annual decline after a decade of steady gains. <\/li>\n<\/p>\n<p>As a result, India&#8217;s weight in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index has also dropped from 19 per cent last year to around TAG_OPEN_li_23 12 per cent. <\/li>\n<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathmandu. Taiwan&#8217;s stock market has overtaken India in terms of total valuation (market capitalization). The pace was driven by a sharp rise in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world&#8217;s largest chipmaker. According to Bloomberg data, Taiwan&#8217;s market capitalization reached $ 4.95 trillion. 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