The total value of the world’s largest 500 listed companies, measured by market capitalisation, increased by 13 percent in 2012 to $26 trillion, according to data compiled by the Financial Times. The increase has been principally driven by banks whose market capitalisation rose 29 percent to $4.2 trillion in 2012. As a result, banking is the most heavily represented sector in the FT Global 500, accounting for 16 percent of its capitalisation.
Bank stocks came under pressure during 2011 owing to concerns about their exposure to the European sovereign debt crisis and about the impact of new regulations and deleveraging, according to QNB Group.
QNB Group, Industries Qatar in FT Global 500
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