The average daily number of trades on the London Stock Exchange during April 2005 was 309,179, an increase of 19 per cent on April 2004. In total there were 6.5 million equity trades on the Exchange during the month, an increase of 25 per cent on the total number of trades in the same month last year.

On SETS the average daily number of trades was up 29 per cent on April 2004 to 200,104. The average daily value traded on SETS was £3.9 billion, an increase of 14 per cent on the same month last year.

Included in the SETS figures, SETSmm saw an average 25,846 trades per day during April 2005, more than double the number in April 2004. The average daily value traded on SETSmm during the month was £243.4 million, an increase of 85 per cent on the average daily value traded during April last year.

ETFs marked their fifth year of trading in the London Stock Exchange with the average daily number of ETF trades up 7 per cent on April 2004, and the average daily value traded up 43 per cent to £30.0 million.

There were 59 new issues on the primary market during April 2005, raising £641.8 million between them. Of these new issues, seven were IPOs on the Main Market. This compares with five IPOs on the Main Market in April 2004. On AIM there were 32 IPOs during April 2005, compared with 17 IPOs in the same month last year. IPOs on AIM during April 2005 raised a total of £400.1 million between them.

There were 21 business days in April 2005, compared with 20 in April 2004.

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• About the London Stock Exchange

  The London Stock Exchange is one of the world's leading equity exchanges and an international provider of services that facilitate the raising of capital and the trading of shares and debt securities.

  The London Stock Exchange is the most international equities exchange by trading in the world and Europe's largest pool of liquidity. In 2004, 80% of all European IPOs floated in London. By the end of 2004, the market capitalisation of UK and international companies on the London Stock Exchange's markets amounted to £3.5 trillion, with £4.7 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.

  Companies considering flotation have a choice of markets:

  Main Market
  The London Stock Exchange's Main Market for established companies seeking international recognition is one of the world's best known, longest established and most liquid markets. It is home to some of the world's most successful companies, giving them access to one of the deepest pools of capital in the world.

  AIM
  AIM is the London Stock Exchange's international market specifically designed for smaller, growing companies, combining the benefits of a public flotation with appropriate levels of regulation.

• IPO

  An IPO or Initial Public Offering is when a new company joins one of our markets and raises capital by issuing shares. This excludes transfers and introductions (when companies join the market without raising money).

• Indices

  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

• SETS - the electronic order book

  It is over seven 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.

• 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

April 2005

	2005			2004
DOMESTIC EQUITY TRADING	Month	Year to date		Month	Year to date
Equity Trading Value (£m)	201,283	822,841		178,805	826,192
Number of Equity Trades	5,206,215	20,440,487		4,243,690	18,546,640
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY TRADING
Equity Trading Value (£m)	205,538	831,551		208,187	824,352
Number of Equity Trades	1,286,554	4,982,794		968,395	3,956,314

ORDER BOOK TRADING
Order Book Value (£m)	82,745	320,041		69,408	304,410
Order Book Trades	4,202,191	16,225,319		3,100,363	13,226,082

	April 2005	April 2004
DOMESTIC MARKET CAPITALISATION (£bn)	1,483	1,391
TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPANIES	2,942	2,700
Main Market UK	1,435	1,521
Main Market International	341	370
of which techMARK	161	177
AIM	1,166	809

	2005		2004
MONEY RAISED (£m)	Month	Year to date	Month	Year to date
New equity issues: UK Main Market and AIM	623	1,746	409	1,306
Further, Rights and Other	556	2,134	274	2,633
Bonds, Warrants, Fixed Interest	14,514	51,357	5,671	49,869
New equity issues: International Main Market	19	1,034	201	219
Further, Rights and Other	-	69	3	111
Bonds, Warrants, Fixed Interest	10,283	32,571	8,637	34,017
COMPANIES ADMITTED	59	211	30	91

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