| In this world of global economy it is essential to | | | | are giving and are keen to invest in these markets |
| understand what is happening in the stock markets in | | | | so as to have a diversification of portfolio and have |
| other parts of the world. These new financial | | | | higher returns from these markets. |
| markets may not impact us in any which way but | | | | The emerging economies of the world are called |
| definitely represent an opportunity to invest your | | | | BRIC economies which are Brazil, India,China and |
| money in those stock markets. | | | | Russia. These four economies have the led the global |
| The stock markets of the world are of two types | | | | economy march of first decade of the twenty first |
| one where the economy is mature and not very | | | | century. |
| thriving for example the stock market on England | | | | Let us take an example of Bombay Stock Exchange |
| called the FTSE or the London Stock Exchange and | | | | now known as BSE. BSE represents the Indian stock |
| several other countries like the Luxembourg Stock | | | | market and has risen faster than all the stock |
| Exchange. | | | | markets in the world than two . In fact the BSE |
| These stock markets are very much like the US | | | | Sensex ,the index similar to the Dow Jones index has |
| stock markets and definitely represent some amount | | | | risen so much that people fear that the bubble will |
| of the global economy trade. | | | | burst one day and there will be a havoc in the |
| Next come the stock markets of the developing | | | | markets. |
| economies which are a barometer of how much the | | | | World stock markets apart from these four |
| economy is thriving in these emerging economies. | | | | emerging economies have also risen and present |
| These stock markets of the world now have more | | | | ample opportunities to the overseas investors |
| people watching them than earlier because of two | | | | particularly with new breed of fund managers who |
| reasons,one is to see how the economy is | | | | have come onto the stage and are willing to take |
| performing and companies all around the world ,see | | | | more risks in the economies of the countries as |
| these economies as potential markets to capture. | | | | opposed to the earlier era where US stock market |
| The other set of people are investors who are | | | | was what mattered the most. |
| keenly watching how much returns these markets | | | | |