"South Africa, Nigeria ranked among top countries most obsessed with stocks trading worldwide"

" South Africa, Nigeria ranked among top countries most obsessed with stocks trading worldwide \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nThe study, carried out by UK financial services provider\u00a0 CMC Markets , examined Google Trends data of search terms frequently used by people interested in stocks and trading.\r\n\r\nThese terms were then combined to give each English-speaking country a \u2018total search score\u2019 to discover which countries have been the most interested in stocks in the past 12 months.\r\n \r\n\r\nThe study revealed that Singapore ranks highest as the country most interested in stocks and trading. With a total search score of 555 out of a possible 700, Singapore topped the list for its population, having the highest search levels for the phrases \u2018stocks\u2019, \u2018buy stocks\u2019, and \u2018interest rate\u2019 worldwide. Additionally, the population of Singapore's search for the \u2018stock market\u2019 is the third most worldwide, behind the United States and India.\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nIndia is second on the list, with a total search score of 492. India has the second-highest proportion of its population, searching for the phrases \u2018stock market\u2019 and \u2018swing trading\u2019, placing the country second in the ranking.\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nCanada ranks as the third country most interested in stocks worldwide. The North American country has the second-highest level of searches for the term \u2018invest in stocks\u2019, in addition to being the country searching for 'buy stocks\u2019 the third most worldwide, giving Canada a total search score of 462.\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nThe United States places fourth overall. With a total search score of 453 out of a possible 700, the USA has the highest level of searches for both terms \u2018invest in stocks\u2019 and 'stock market\u2019, and the fourth-highest level of searches for the term \u2018buy stocks\u2019.\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nThe United Arab Emirates ranks fifth, with a total search score of 374. The study revealed that the UAE has the fourth-highest search levels for the term \u2018swing trading\u2019 and is the fifth country most interested in \u2018day trading\u2019.\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nAustralia is sixth on the list, with a total search score of 338. Australia has the sixth-highest proportion of its population searching for the phrase \u2018invest in stocks\u2019 and is interestingly the country most interested in \u2018day trading\u2019 worldwide, meaning that they may like to hold their stocks for the shortest period of time!\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\nThe top ten is rounded out by South Africa ranking in seventh place and New Zealand in eighth, followed by the United Kingdom and Nigeria in ninth and tenth place, respectively.\r\n\r\n \r\n "

"South Africa, Nigeria ranked among top countries most obsessed with stocks trading worldwide"

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