New records were achieved in trading on the equity order books of Borsa Italiana and the London Stock Exchange during January 2008. The average daily number of electronic equity trades carried out across the two exchanges increased 85 per cent on January last year to 1.3 million, while the average daily value traded grew 45 per cent to ?15.3 billion (€20.5 billion).

The London Stock Exchange today described the FSA’s discussion paper on the structure of the listing regime as a timely opportunity to bring the Listing Rules up to date with existing market practice, and for the FSA to set out more clearly its role with respect to each Main Market segment.

During 2007, 212 million electronic equity trades, with a combined value of £3.2 trillion (€4.7 trillion), were carried out on the cash markets of Borsa Italiana and the London Stock Exchange. The average daily number of trades over the year increased 55 per cent on 2006 to 839,244, while the average daily value traded grew 41 per cent to £12.8 billion (€18.6 billion).

Money-raised by companies conducting international IPOs during 2007 reconfirms the London Stock Exchange’s position as the world’s most international equity market. During 2007, London’s markets attracted 86 international IPOs by companies from 22 countries (excluding the UK). Between them they raised £14.5 billion.

EDX London‘s Russian IOB Equity Derivatives service has attracted $17.2 billion worth of trading since its launch a year ago.

The average daily number of order book trades on the cash markets of Borsa Italiana and the London Stock Exchange increased 69 per cent on the same month last year to a record 1.1 million during November. The average daily value traded also rose, up 50 per cent to £15.1 billion (€21.2 billion). During the month, the total number of order book trades reached 23.2 million and the total value traded was £332.8 billion (€465.8 billion).

The London Stock Exchange announced today that the total number of ETFs available on its markets has reached 100, following this morning’s launch of eight new ETFs by Invesco PowerShares. Investors seeking to benefit from the low-cost, instant diversification offered by ETFs can now choose from more than twice the range of funds available to them at the start of the year.

London Stock Exchange Group plc reports results for the six months ended 30 September 2007. The merger with Borsa Italiana was completed after the half year-end and consequently the interim results do not include contributions from this business.

The Alternative Investment Market (AIM) has established itself as the world’s leading stock market for young growing companies, according to new research published today by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

During October 2007, there were 19.1 million electronic order book trades with a combined value of £299.6 billion (€429.7 billion) on the cash markets of Borsa Italiana and the London Stock Exchange – more than on any other European exchange. The average daily number of order book trades increased 46 per cent to 832,156 while the average daily value traded rose 34 per cent to £13.0 billion (€18.7 billion).

The London Stock Exchange today announced the completion of a significant upgrade to TradElect, its recently launched electronic trading platform, as volume growth continues. Release 2.0, as the upgrade is called, has improved processing speed by 40 per cent, system capacity by 70 per cent and has added functionality that allows the Exchange to offer market users a full suite of MiFID compliant solutions.

London Stock Exchange Group plc and Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc. today announced their intention to establish a new market for emerging companies. The market will be operated as a joint venture on an equal basis, and will build on the London Stock Exchange’s success in creating and developing a market structure designed for smaller companies through AIM, and the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s local expertise and infrastructure.