Market Report - Apr 2002
London Stock Exchange Plc
10 May 2002
MONTHLY MARKET REPORT FOR APRIL 2002
• NUMBER OF UK & INTERNATIONAL TRADES UP 14% ON APRIL 2001
• NUMBER OF UK SHARES TRADED UP 38% ON APRIL 2001
The number of UK and international trades on the London Stock Exchange rose 14
per cent in April to 4.2 million trades, compared with 3.7 million trades in the
same month in 2001. There were 21 trading days in April 2002 compared with 19
days in April 2001. The average number of daily trades in UK and international
shares rose by two per cent from 194,243 in April 2001 to 199,045 in April 2002.
57.9 billion UK shares were traded in April, up from 42 billion in April 2001.
This represented an increase of 38 per cent year on year.
The average number of daily trades on SETSTM, the Exchange's electronic order
book, rose to 76,552 in April compared with 55,256 in April 2001, an increase of
39 per cent. The value of these trades rose to £57.2 billion, up from £47.1
billion in April 2001. This represented an increase of 21 per cent year on
year.
There were 21 new issues during April 2002, 12 of which were IPOs. The IPOs
were split between AIM (5) and the main market (7), raising £278 million between
them.
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Notes to editors:
• About the London Stock Exchange:
The London Stock Exchange is one of the world's leading 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 2001, the
market capitalisation of UK and international companies on its markets amounted
to £4.1 trillion, with over £5.6 trillion of 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 now over four years since the launch of SETS and the service continues to
go from strength to strength. Overall, the market is benefiting from tighter
spreads, greater liquidity and lower execution costs. 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. For more
information see our publication: "SETS - four years on" available at
www.londonstockexchange.com/trading/pdfs/sets4years.pdf
• 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 - when a new company joins our market raising money. This
excludes transfers and introductions (a company that joins a market without
raising money).
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
MONTHLY FACTSHEET FIGURES
April 2002
2002 2001
DOMESTIC EQUITY TRADING Month Year to date Month Year to date
Equity Trading Value (£m) 164,129 614,143 144,852 694,122
Number of Equity Trades 2,970,953 11,416,855 2,429,353 10,329,204
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY TRADING
Equity Trading Value (£m) 263,121 1,007,342 307,934 1,374,794
Number of Equity Trades 1,209,001 5,198,504 1,261,260 5,300,910
April 2002 April 2001
DOMESTIC MARKET CAPITALISATION £bn 1,538 1,732
TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPANIES 2,877 2,931
UK list 1,792 1,885
Foreign 441 492
AIM 644 554
of which techMARK 236 248
2002 2001
MONEY RAISED £m Month Year to date Month Year to date
UK & AIM New Issues Equity 289 1,938 1,177 1,697
Further, Rights and Other 1,679 5,774 273 1,325
Bonds, Warrants, Fixed Interest 9,175 28,065 6,772 24,893
Int. New Issues Equity - - - 3,222
Further, Rights and Other 1,074 1,248 63 1,281
Bonds, Warrants, Fixed Interest 5,540 25,098 12,383 32,855
COMPANIES ADMITTED 21 73 32 99
INDICES PERFORMANCE Month Close Mvt in Month Mvt in Year
FTSE100 5,165.6 -2% -1%
FTSE All Share 2,512.0 -2% 0%
FTSE techMARK 100 1,055.8 -12% -28%
FTSE AIM 833.4 -1% -7%
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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