stock market
noun
a particular market where stocks and bonds are traded; stock exchange.
stock markets
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pluralof stock market.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The AI boom has sent global stock markets soaring this year, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both hitting records earlier this month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
In the European sovereign-debt crises of 2011-12, the stock markets of the affected countries — Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Spain and Greece — fell by 50%.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Asian stock markets were slightly subdued given the U.S. holiday overnight, even as the Japanese yen continued to strengthen against the dollar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Asian stock markets mostly rose on Monday, boosted by global demand for artificial intelligence technology and positive signals from trade talks over the weekend between Chinese and US officials.
From Barron's
Their stint in the private equity business—in which firms buy and sell entire companies over the counter—led them to believe that private stock markets might be more efficient than public ones.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
