City Of London
London Losing to Paris in Battle of Equity Markets
- Paris bourse market cap exceeds London’s by $250 billion
- UK market attractiveness is in question after listing setbacks
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In the competition to be the biggest stock market in Europe, Paris is starting to leave London in its wake.
After becoming the region’s largest center for trading equities for the first time in November last year, the French bourse has widened the gap against rival London. With a total market capitalization of $3.13 trillion, Paris now exceeds that of the UK’s capital by $250 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.