- Jul 10, 2003
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These complete coincidences are coming thick and fast now
The number of companies listed on the London stock market dropped by a record amount last year in the latest blow to the City. At the end of 2023 there were 1,836 firms quoted on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) with a combined value of £3.5trillion, according to data from fintech firm XTB. This was down on the previous year, when the exchange had 1,954 listed firms worth £3.7trillion.
The peak for listings came in 2013 when 2,448 firms made up the exchange with a combined value of £4.3trillion. But the highest market cap was in 2016 when the LSE had 2,267 listed businesses worth nearly £4.6trillion.
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money...umber-firms-quit-latest-blow-Square-Mile.html
Record number of firms quit in latest blow to Square Mile
The number of companies listed on the London stock market dropped by a record amount last year in the latest blow to the City. At the end of 2023 there were 1,836 firms quoted on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) with a combined value of £3.5trillion, according to data from fintech firm XTB. This was down on the previous year, when the exchange had 1,954 listed firms worth £3.7trillion.
The peak for listings came in 2013 when 2,448 firms made up the exchange with a combined value of £4.3trillion. But the highest market cap was in 2016 when the LSE had 2,267 listed businesses worth nearly £4.6trillion.
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money...umber-firms-quit-latest-blow-Square-Mile.html