Overview of Equity Market

Equity markets comprise of the ecosystem and processes through which, investors buy and sell shares of publicly traded companies and where both listed and unlisted companies raise capital from public or selected shareholders. Equity Shares, or commonly called "shares" or "stocks", represent a portion of ownership in a company. An investor who purchases shares of a company becomes a shareholder, entitling them to a share of the company's profits and potential benefits, such as dividends, capital appreciation (increase in stock value), bonus shares and other corporate actions. .

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