Market Report - May 2002
London Stock Exchange Plc
12 June 2002
MONTHLY MARKET REPORT FOR MAY 2002
• NUMBER OF UK SHARES TRADED UP 34% ON MAY 2001
• NUMBER OF TRADES ON SETS UP 48% ON MAY 2001
The number of UK shares traded on the London Stock Exchange rose 34 per cent in
May to 62.4 billion shares, compared with 46.4 billion shares in the same month
in 2001. There were 22 trading days in May 2002 compared with 21 days in May
2001.
The total number of UK and international trades on the Exchange increased by 8
per cent in May 2002, up to 4.2 million trades compared with 3.9 million in May
2001. The average daily number of trades in UK and international shares
increased by four per cent from 184,254 in May 2001 to 191,916 in May 2002.
The number of trades on SETS, the Exchange's electronic order book, grew 48 per
cent in May 2002 to 1.72 million trades compared with 1.16 million in May 2001.
The average daily number of trades rose 41 per cent from 55,338 in May 2001 to
78,123 in May 2002.
There were 30 new issues during May 2002, 19 of which were IPOs. The IPOs were
split between AIM (13) and the main market (6), raising £1.4 billion 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
May 2002
2002 2001
DOMESTIC EQUITY TRADING Month Year to date Month Year to date
Equity Trading Value (£m) 168,076 782,218 164,493 858,615
Number of Equity Trades 2,997,152 14,414,007 2,588,609 12,917,813
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY TRADING
Equity Trading Value (£m) 278,900 1,286,242 381,623 1,756,416
Number of Equity Trades 1,224,989 6,423,493 1,280,732 6,581,642
May 2002 May 2001
DOMESTIC MARKET CAPITALISATION £bn 1,523 1,712
TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPANIES 2,890 2,931
UK list 1,788 1,882
Foreign 439 482
AIM 663 567
of which techMARK 235 248
2002 2001
MONEY RAISED £m Month Year to date Month Year to date
UK & AIM New Issues Equity 1,388 3,325 437 2,134
Further, Rights and Other 819 6,594 9,656 10,981
Bonds, Warrants, Fixed Interest 5,746 33,811 9,399 34,292
Int. New Issues Equity - - - 3,222
Further, Rights and Other 10 1,258 0 1,281
Bonds, Warrants, Fixed Interest 11,705 36,803 7,695 40,550
COMPANIES ADMITTED 30 103 35 134
INDICES PERFORMANCE Month Close Mvt in Month Mvt in Year
FTSE100 5,085.1 -2% -3%
FTSE All Share 2,475.6 -1% -2%
FTSE techMARK 100 1,002.5 -5% -32%
FTSE AIM 836.1 +0% -7%
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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