World s best performing stock markets this year

Here is a list of 10 of the world's biggest stock market indices and how they've performance since the beginning half of the year, till June 30.

A study of the world's 97 best-performing stock market indices reveals that two Indian markets ranked among the top 30 in the world.

With a rise of 7.96% since the beginning of the year, the BSE Sensex index stood at No. 30, while the S&P CNX Nifty gained 9.28% to become the world's 19th best-performing stock index this year.

But here's where Pakistan has done better this year. The country's oldest stock exchange, the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) gained 15.30% since the beginning of the year, to become the world's 9th best-performing stock index. Click on next to see who rose among the top 10 stock market indices and how they've performance since the beginning of the year.

Rank 1. Venezuela IBC index (115.18% gain since the beginning of the year)

Rank 2. Egypt EGX 30 index (29.99% gain)

Rank 3, Philippines PSE Index (25.27% gain)

Rank 4. Turkey ISE Index (22.00% gain)

Rank 5. Vietnam Ho Chi Minh Stock Index (20.15% gain)

Rank 6. Estonia OMX Tallinn Index (17.34% gain)

Rank 7. Panama General Index (15.85% gain)

Rank 8. Kenya NSE Index (15.57% gain)

Rank 10. Colombia IGBC Index (14.43% gain)

Venezuela had the biggest percentage gain while Cyprus had the biggest loss. Unsurprisingly, European nations clutter the bottom the list.

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