Equity market round up: The month in numbers

15,720,000,000,000 – the total dollar value market capitalization of Europe’s 24 stock markets.

15,640,000,000,000 – the total dollar value market capitalization of US stock markets. The US figure has fallen below that of Europe for the first time since as far back as the World War I, according to some estimates. The growth of emerging European markets such as Russia, strong productivity growth in Europe and the dollar’s weakness have all helped to tip the balance.