3 Less-Known Facts Regarding TSX

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3 Less-Known Facts Regarding TSX
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Most unfussy investors dont spend a lot of time
thinking regarding Canadas stock market. They
might be curious about market fluctuations and
mutual funds, but ask any of them about the 2
sectors that make up most of the market, and you
will probably get a blank stare. Regardless of
your level of investment, it is not bad idea to
know a few things regarding the TSX, Canadas
biggest stock market. So here is a rundown of
things you probably dont know about Toronto
Stock Exchange.
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The majority of Canadian market is concentrated
in 2 sectors According to investment experts it
isnt a great idea to only invest in Canada. That
is because our market is deeply weighted to
merely 2 sectors financials and energy. The
whole market capitalization of the Toronto Stock
Exchange is approximately 2.12 billion. Of that
total, 22 is in financials, 23 in mining and
eighteen percent in gas and oil. If you wish to
be exposed to other business units, like
healthcare or technology, you will need to invest
somewhere else, such as in the U.S market. The
Toronto Stock Exchange has more than stocks It
isnt merely companies on the Toronto Stock
Exchange at the end of the previous year, 174
exchange-targeted funds were indexed as well.
ETFs (exchange-traded funds) trade precisely like
companies do they are basically stocks that
track an index which is why they are indexed on
the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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Between 2000 2010, the number of
exchange-traded funds on the Toronto Stock
Exchange grew by 4,250 per cent. Of the
exchange-traded funds indeed, just over 20 are
sector-specific funds, 20 are international, 16
are commodity exchange-traded funds and 16 are
fixed income funds. Other exchange-traded funds
include those that track the SP/TSX Composite
Index and currency exchange-traded funds. If
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