Equity market round up: Going down

Going up

World stock markets

Stock markets around the world saw a combined $5.2 trillion of value erased in January. According to Standard & Poor’s, equity markets have registered one of their worst ever starts to a new year, as developed markets fell 7.83% and emerging markets 12.44%. Fifty out of 52 global equity markets ended the first month of the year in negative territory.

AIM The amount of money raised through IPOs on London’s AIM market fell by 24% in 2007 compared with 2006.