Tokyo Stock Exchange to see 94 delistings in 2024 in drive for quality

Number of companies listed on market to shrink for first time

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The TSE is toughening its standards for companies to remain listed on the exchange. (Photo by Junnosuke Kobara)

KENTARO TSUTSUMI and YOSHIKAZU IMAHORI, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- The Tokyo Stock Exchange is expected to delist 94 companies this year, the most since 2013, resulting in the first-ever decrease in the number of companies on the market.

The exchange and investors are pushing to raise the quality of businesses on the market, which can lead to more international investment.

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