London Stock Exchange Group plc reports results for the six months ended 30 September 2008.

London Stock Exchange Group today announced the migration of Italian equities for the MTA and Expandi markets onto TradElect, the Group’s trading system. A single, world-class trading system now joins the two markets, creating Europe’s deepest pool of liquidity, generating new trading opportunities and greater efficiencies for the market as a whole.

The total number of trades on the equity order books of London Stock Exchange Group reached a record 29.6 million in October, up 55 per cent compared with October 2007. Year on year falls of 35 and 46 per cent in the average value of the FTSE 100 and MIB indices impacted the value traded on the Group’s equity order books, which was down 18 per cent to £246.1 billion (€312.8 billion).

London Stock Exchange Group is delighted to announce the appointment of John Wilson as Chief Executive of Baikal, its pan-European non-display trading platform.

Volatile market conditions contributed to very strong trading across the equity order books of the London Stock Exchange Group during September. £302.8 billion (€383.1 billion) worth of equity trading was carried out during the month, an increase of 24 per cent on September 2007, while the total number of trades increased 62 per cent to 27.1 million.

Unless otherwise stated, the following commentary refers to the 5 months ended 31 August 2008 and, where appropriate, to the corresponding period last year. Figures for Borsa Italiana refer to the same time periods although the business has only been part of London Stock Exchange Group plc since 1 October 2007.

London Stock Exchange Group today confirmed plans to pursue a dual CCP competitive clearing model for the London market. Subject to final terms being agreed, X-Clear will join LCH.Clearnet as a provider of CCP services to the Group's London equity market offering.

13 August 2008 marked a new milestone for TradElect, the Exchange’s electronic trading platform: all 100 of the busiest days ever on the London Stock Exchange have now taken place since the introduction of TradElect in June 2007.

The London Stock Exchange today announced the launch of Exchange Hosting – a service providing high frequency algorithmic trading firms with the fastest access to TradElect and Infolect, the Exchange’s trading and information systems.

Trading activity across the London Stock Exchange Group remained resilient during July 2008, driven by strong trading in UK equities. A total of 24.3 million equity trades were carried out across the Group, with a combined value of ?263.5 billion (€333.9 billion).

The London Stock Exchange welcomed nineteen new Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) onto its Main Market, the busiest ever day for new ETF admissions on the Exchange.

The London Stock Exchange today welcomed the world’s first ETF to offer access to Kuwait. The Lyxor ETF Kuwait (FTSE Coast Kuwait 40) will trade on the Main Market and is the first ETF on the Exchange to focus exclusively on the Middle East, reflecting international investors’ growing interest in the region.