Market report - November 2004

London Stock Exchange Plc 08 December 2004 News Release 8 December 2004 MR41-11.04 AVERAGE VALUE TRADED ON LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE UP 31 PER CENT ON NOVEMBER LAST YEAR The average daily value of equities traded across the London Stock Exchange during November 2004 was £20.7 billion, a 31 per cent increase on the average daily value traded during the same month last year. The average daily number of equity trades was 293,935. The total value of equity trading during the month was £454.7 billion, an increase of 44 per cent on November last year. In total there have been 60.55 million UK and international equity trades on the London Stock Exchange in the year to the end of November, already exceeding the 56.11 million trades in the whole of 2003. Similarly the value traded to the end of November 2004 was £4,337.1 billion, compared with £3,636.0 billion traded in the whole of 2004. During the month there were 4,013,822 equity trades on SETS, exceeding the four million mark for the first time. The average daily number of trades on SETS was a record 182,446. The total value traded on SETS during November was £78.7 billion, bringing the value traded on SETS so far this year to £813.9 billion. The average daily value traded on SETS rose 14 per cent on November 2003 to £3.6 billion. SETSmm, the Exchange's hybrid order book and market maker trading platform, saw a total of 375,267 order book trades, worth £4.0 billion. The average daily value traded on SETSmm was £179.90 million. There were 9,815 ETF trades on the Exchange during November, worth a total of £534.35 million. The average daily value traded in ETFs was £24.29 million, up 56 per cent on November 2003. On the main market there were 8 IPOs raising a total of £768.34 million. Of these, two were international IPOs, raising £109.99 million between them. AIM saw 23 IPOs raising £142.61 million between them. There were 22 trading days in November 2004, compared with 20 trading days in November 2003. - ends - For further information, please contact: Catherine Mattison Press Office +44 (0)20 7797 1395 newsroom@londonstockexchange.com Notes to editors: • About the London Stock Exchange: The London Stock Exchange is one of the world's foremost equity exchanges and a leading provider of services that facilitate the raising of capital and the trading of shares. The London Stock Exchange is the most international equities exchange by trading in the world and Europe's largest pool of liquidity. By the end of 2003, the market capitalisation of UK and international companies on the London Stock Exchange's markets amounted to £3.3 trillion, with £3.6 trillion of equity business transacted over the year. The London Stock Exchange is a Recognised Investment Exchange (RIE) under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and is supervised by the Financial Services Authority. • SETS - the electronic order book. It is over six years since the launch of SETS and the service continues to go from strength to strength. Overall, the market is benefiting from tighter spreads and greater liquidity. Usage of SETS continues to grow, as shown by recent record increases in the number of orders entered, the number of firms using the order book and order book share of business. Indices are calculated and managed by FTSE Group, a world-leader in the creation and management of global equity indices. The FTSE Group is jointly owned by the London Stock Exchange and the Financial Times, but operates as a wholly autonomous company. For information about the company or any FTSE indices, please contact media@ftse.com • IPO An IPO or Initial Public Offering is when a new company joins our market and raises capital by issuing shares. This excludes transfers and introductions (when companies join the market without raising money). • SETSmm SETSmm is the Exchange's successful trading service for FTSE 250 and other leading non order book securities. By combining the best features of the existing SETS and SEAQ trading services, SETSmm appeals to market users who want to trade electronically, as well as those customers who use the market making system. • Retail Trading Figures Retail trading figures are available from our website at - www.londonstockexchange.com/en-gb/products/membershiptrading/retailtradestat Figures are available from November 2002 to date. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE MONTHLY FACTSHEET FIGURES November 2004 2004 2003 DOMESTIC EQUITY TRADING Month Year to date Month Year to date Equity Trading Value (£m) 198,771 2,144,478 169,477 1,729,526 Number of Equity Trades 5,106,586 49,516,404 3,907,572 42,498,937 INTERNATIONAL EQUITY TRADING Equity Trading Value (£m) 255,939 2,192,600 146,861 1,602,197 Number of Equity Trades 1,359,986 11,028,601 733,581 9,144,667 ORDER BOOK TRADING Order Book Value (£m) 78,677 813,896 62,936 662,010 Order Book Trades 4,013,822 37,358,565 2,813,470 30,225,715 November 2004 November 2003 DOMESTIC MARKET CAPITALISATION (£bn) 1,452 1,334 TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPANIES 2,802 2,682 UK list 1,466 1,562 Foreign 357 389 AIM 979 731 of which techMARK 167 181 2004 2003 MONEY RAISED (£m) Month Year to date Month Year to date UK & AIM New Issues Equity 876 5,813 267 2,281 Further, Rights and Other 521 9,241 443 5,167 Bonds, Warrants, Fixed Interest 11,643 118,820 12,178 111,879 Int. New Issues Equity 110 772 165 1,134 Further, Rights and Other 12 204 303 5,192 Bonds, Warrants, Fixed Interest 6,691 84,569 6,687 88,256 18 COMPANIES ADMITTED 42 360 18 159 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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