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London Stock Exchange Group PLC
07 April 2009
7 April 2009
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GBP156.9 billion (EUR168.5 billion) worth of equity trading was carried out across
the equity order books of the London Stock Exchange Group during March. This was
an increase of 32 per cent on the total value traded during February, and the
highest total for a single month's trading since October last year, though down
by 38 per cent on the same month last year.The total number of trades also
exceeded recent months, though at 23.4 million was down by 11 per cent on March
2008.
The average daily value traded across the London Stock Exchange and Borsa
Italiana equity markets was GBP7.1 billion (EUR7.7 billion). This was higher than
the average for the previous three months, and an increase of 20 per cent on
February, but down by 46 per cent on March last year, reflecting year-on-year
declines of 34 per cent and 51 per cent in the average value of the FTSE 100 and
MIB indices respectively. The average daily number of trades across the two
markets was 1.1 million, up 21 per cent compared with February's levels, but
down five per cent year-on-year.
UK Order Book
A total of 16.4 million equity trades were carried out on the UK order book
during March 2009, an increase of 13 per cent on March last year. The total
value traded was GBP105.5 billion (EUR113.3 billion) a decrease of 36 per cent
year-on-year. The average daily value traded was at its highest level since
November at GBP4.8 billion (EUR5.1 billion). This was up by 19 per cent compared
with February, but down by 45 per cent year-on-year.
Italian Order Book
On the Italian order book, the total number of trades was 5.9 million, an
increase of three per cent on the same month last year and the highest number of
trades in a single month since October. EUR44.4 billion (GBP41.3 billion) worth
of Italian equity was traded on the order book during the month, the highest
total for a single month since November, though a decrease of 50 per cent on
March 2008. The average daily number of trades was up by 27 per cent on February
at 269,141, but down 12 per cent compared with the previous March.
International Order Book
The total number of trades across the Group's international order books during
March was 1.0 million, up 31 per cent year-on-year. The total value traded was
GBP10.1 billion (EUR10.8 billion), down by 35 per cent compared with the previous
March. The average daily number of trades in international equities was up 13
per cent year-on-year to 47,347 and the average daily value traded was GBP458.9
million (EUR493.1 million) a decrease of 44 per cent year-on-year, but an increase
of 36 per cent on February's levels.
ETFs and ETCs
March was a record month for trading in ETFs and ETCs across the two exchanges'
order books. Both the total number of trades in ETFs and ETCs and the total
value traded were records, with 251,819 trades - an increase of 64 per cent on
March last year - worth a combined total of GBP7.7 billion (EUR8.3 billion). The
average daily number of trades rose by 42 per cent year-on-year to 11,446, and
the average daily value traded rose 26 per cent to GBP351.4 million (EUR377.5
million), both records.
Derivatives
The total number of contracts traded across EDX London and IDEM during the month
increased by 39 per cent year-on-year to 10.0 million, and the average daily
number of contracts traded increased by 20 per cent to 455,750, the second
highest levels ever. The average notional value traded each day was down by 49
per cent compared with last March to GBP3.9 billion (EUR4.0 billion), while the
total notional value traded was down by 41 per cent to GBP86.2 billion (EUR88.2
billion).
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For further information, please contact:
Catherine Mattison +44 (0)20 7797 1222
Luca Grassis +39 02 72426211
Additional Information:
This release uses only electronic trading data; trades that are reported to the
either London Stock Exchange or Borsa Italiana under their rules but executed
away from their electronic order books are not included.
There were 22 trading days on the London Stock Exchange and Borsa Italiana
during March 2009, compared with 19 the previous year.
During March, the average daily number of trades on SETS - covering all equity
based order book trading on the London Stock Exchange was 781,304, down two per
cent on
March 2008. The average daily value traded was GBP5.3 billion, a decrease
of 44 per cent compared with March 2008.
Primary market data for March will be available on the websites of London Stock
Exchange and Borsa Italiana later in the month.
The March 2009 value traded figures use a EUR per GBP exchange rate of 1.0743. The
exchange rate used for March 2008 was 1.2565.
BORSA ITALIANA - LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ELECTRONIC ORDER BOOK TRADING
+------------------+-------+-------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | | March 2009 | | March 2008 |
+----------------------------------+--+ +----------+ +
| | | | | |
+------------------+------------------+------------------------------------+----------+------------------------------------+
| | | | | |
+----------------------------------+--+------------------------------------+----------+------------------------------------+
| | | Totals |
+----------------------------------+--+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | | | | |
+----------------------------------+--+------------------------------------+----------+------------------------------------+
| | | Trades | Value | Value | | Trades | Value | Value |
| | | | Traded |Traded EURm | | | Traded |Traded EURm |
| | | | GBPm | | | | GBPm | |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| | | | | | | | | |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| UK equities | | 16,409,854 | 105,453.0 | 113,292.9 | | 14,576,710 | 165,763.1 | 208,297.4 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| Italian equities | | 5,921,100 | 41,314.5 | 44,386.0 | | 5,776,365 | 70,417.6 | 88,486.5 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| International equities | | 1,041,639 | 10,096.5 | 10,847.1 | | 798,064 | 15,542.3 | 19,530.5 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| ETFs & ETCs | | 251,819 | 7,730.7 | 8,305.5 | | 153,571 | 5,283.6 | 6,639.3 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| Securitised Derivatives | | 194,560 | 658.2 | 707.2 | | 220,115 | 1,570.0 | 1,972.9 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| Derivatives (EDX, IDEM) | | 10,026,504 | 86,225.4 | 88,172.9 | | 7,233,203 | 146,623.4 | 184,246.6 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| | | |
+----------------------------------+--+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | | Average daily |
+----------------------------------+--+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | | | | | | | |
+------------------+------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+
| UK equities | | 745,902 | 4,793.3 | 5,149.7 | | 767,195 | 8,724.4 | 10,963.0 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| Italian equities | | 269,141 | 1,877.9 | 2,017.5 | | 304,019 | 3,706.2 | 4,657.2 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| International equities | | 47,347 | 458.9 | 493.1 | | 42,003 | 818.0 | 1,027.9 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| ETFs & ETCs | | 11,446 | 351.4 | 377.5 | | 8,083 | 278.1 | 349.4 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| Securitised Derivatives | | 8,844 | 29.9 | 32.1 | | 11,585 | 82.6 | 103.8 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| Derivatives (EDX, IDEM) | | 455,750 | 3,919.3 | 4,007.9 | | 380,695 | 7,717.0 | 9,697.2 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| | | | | |
+----------------------------------+--+------------------------------------+----------+------------------------------------+
| | | January to March 2009 | | January to March 2008 |
+----------------------------------+--+ +----------+ +
| | | | | |
+------------------+------------------+------------------------------------+----------+------------------------------------+
| | | |
+----------------------------------+--+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | | Totals |
+----------------------------------+--+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | | |
+----------------------------------+--+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | | Trades | Value | Value | | Trades | Value | Value |
| | | | Traded |Traded EURm | | | Traded |Traded EURm |
| | | | GBPm | | | | GBPm | |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| | | | | | | | | |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| UK equities | | 42,152,312 | 276,814.2 | 304,627.5 | | 48,538,666 | 563,916.5 | 735,521.4 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| Italian equities | | 14,621,110 | 105,684.7 | 116,268.9 | | 18,964,841 | 231,585.1 | 301,877.1 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| International equities | | 2,604,831 | 23,411.2 | 25,716.6 | | 2,522,585 | 54,335.9 | 70,883.0 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| ETFs & ETCs | | 637,125 | 19,759.5 | 21,739.6 | | 497,486 | 15,612.0 | 20,308.5 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| Securitised Derivatives | | 517,502 | 2,123.8 | 2,343.5 | | 724,538 | 5,198.3 | 6,786.7 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| Derivatives (EDX, IDEM) | | 19,704,244 | 206,859.1 | 228,617.3 | | 19,091,791 | 370,941.0 | 484,487.4 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| | | |
+----------------------------------+--+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | | Average daily |
+----------------------------------+--+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | | | | | | | |
+------------------+------------------+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+
| UK equities | | 669,084 | 4,393.9 | 4,835.4 | | 782,882 | 9,095.4 | 11,863.2 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| Italian equities | | 232,081 | 1,677.5 | 1,845.5 | | 305,885 | 3,735.2 | 4,869.0 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| International equities | | 41,347 | 371.6 | 408.2 | | 40,687 | 876.4 | 1,143.3 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| ETFs & ETCs | | 10,113 | 313.6 | 345.1 | | 8,024 | 251.8 | 327.6 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| Securitised Derivatives | | 8,214 | 33.7 | 37.2 | | 11,686 | 83.8 | 109.5 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| Derivatives (EDX, IDEM) | | 200,456 | 2,397.2 | 2,639.5 | | 188,044 | 4,780.6 | 6,225.5 |
+----------------------------------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| | | | | |
+----------------------------------+--+------------------------------------+----------+------------------------------------+
| For Derivatives, the values used are notional values while "trades" refer to contracts traded |
| |
+------------------+-------+-------+--+------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
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