Photographs: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
At just under $123 billion, the value of initial public offerings last year was the lowest in three years and down by more than a quarter compared with 2011, according to Dealogic, a financial-data provider.
Let's take a look at world's top stock exchanges by IPO value in 2012.
Source: The Economist
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World's top stock exchanges by IPO value in 2012
Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE was bought by IntercontinentalExchange for $8.2 billion on December 20, 2012)
IPO value: $23 billion
Number of offerings: 78
Global rank: 1
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World's top stock exchanges by IPO value in 2012
Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
Nasdaq
IPO value: $22 billion
Number of offerings: 65
Global rank: 2
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World's top stock exchanges by IPO value in 2012
Photographs: Kimimasa Mayama/Reuters
Tokyo
IPO value: $12 billion
Number of offerings: 12
Global rank: 3
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World's top stock exchanges by IPO value in 2012
Photographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters
Hong Kong
IPO value: $7 billion
Number of offerings: 42
Global rank: 4
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World's top stock exchanges by IPO value in 2012
Photographs: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters
Kuala Lumpur
IPO value: $7 billion
Number of offerings: 12
Global rank: 5
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World's top stock exchanges by IPO value in 2012
Photographs: Edgard Garrido/Reuters
Mexico City
IPO value: $6 billion
Number of offerings: 6
Global rank: 6
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World's top stock exchanges by IPO value in 2012
Photographs: Siu Chiu/Reuters
Shenzhen (ChiNext)
IPO value: $5.2 billion
Number of offerings: 70
Global rank: 7
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World's top stock exchanges by IPO value in 2012
Photographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters
Shenzhen
IPO value: $4.9 billion
Number of offerings: 50
Global rank: 8
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World's top stock exchanges by IPO value in 2012
Photographs: Paul Hackett/Reuters
London
IPO value: $4.7 billion
Number of offerings: 7
Global rank: 9
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World's top stock exchanges by IPO value in 2012
Photographs: Aly Song/Reuters
Shanghai
IPO value: $4.5 billion
Number of offerings: 22
Global rank: 10
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