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The London Stock Exchange (LSE), founded in 1801 and tracing its origins to 1698, is the sixth largest stock exchange globally and the largest in Europe, with a market capitalization of approximately £58.99 billion as of April 2025. It hosts over 3,000 companies from 70 countries and is tracked by indices such as the FTSE 100, which measures the performance of the top 100 companies listed. Recent trends show a modest recovery in the index value, indicating resilience despite global economic challenges.

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London Stock Exchange

The London Stock Exchange (LSE), founded in 1801 and tracing its origins to 1698, is the sixth largest stock exchange globally and the largest in Europe, with a market capitalization of approximately £58.99 billion as of April 2025. It hosts over 3,000 companies from 70 countries and is tracked by indices such as the FTSE 100, which measures the performance of the top 100 companies listed. Recent trends show a modest recovery in the index value, indicating resilience despite global economic challenges.

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London Stock Exchange

Melbert A. Casaul
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

What is a Stock Exchange?


A stock exchange is a centralized marketplace where
securities such as stocks, bonds, and other financial
instruments are bought and sold. It serves as a platform for
companies to raise capital by issuing shares and for
investors to trade these securities (Tikkanen, 2025).
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) was founded in 1801, but


its origins date back to 1698 when the LSE’s service was
nothing more than a twice-weekly paper publication of
market prices. This makes it the one of the oldest stock
exchanges in the world. It was actually the largest stock
exchange in the world up until the end of World War I, when
it was dethroned by the NYSE. The LSE is now the sixth
largest stock exchange in the world, and the largest stock
exchange in Europe (IG Academy, 2024).
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

The LSE is owned by the London Stock Exchange Group,


which was created in 2007 when the LSE merged with the
Borsa Italiana. It is the most international stock exchange,
with over 3000 companies across 70 countries (IG Academy,
2024).
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

The market capitalisation of the London Stock Exchange


was $4.38 trillion in March 2018. Traders can track the
performance of the LSE, and its market capitalisation, with
the Financial Times Stock Exchange Index 100 Share Index,
or FTSE 100. The index contains the top 100 companies
listed on the London Stock Exchange – including Barclays,
BP and GlaxoSmithKline. There are other indices that can be
used to track the London Stock Exchange-listed companies,
including the FTSE 250, the FTSE Small Cap and the FTSE
All-Share (IG Academy, 2024).
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

• Country: United Kingdom. History (IG Academy, 2024):


• Rank: It is the sixth largest stock • Established formally on 30
exchange globally by market December 1801, though its origins
capitalization (IG Academy, 2024). trace back to 1698 when stock
• Domestic Market Capitalization: prices were first published at
Approximately $4 trillion USD as of Jonathan’s Coffee House.
recent estimates (LSEG, 2025). • Major milestones include the "Big
Bang" deregulation in 1986 and its
merger with Borsa Italiana in 2007
to form LSEG
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

• As of April 2025 London Stock Stock Index (Young, 2024):


Exchange has a market cap of The primary index is the FTSE 100,
£58.99 Billion. The market which tracks the top 100 blue-chip
capitalization, commonly called stocks.
market cap, is the total market
value of a publicly traded The FTSE 100 is an index that tracks the
company's outstanding shares and performance of the 100 largest
is commonly used to measure how companies by market capitalization listed
much a company is worth (CMC, on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). It
2025). is calculated using a capitalization-
weighted method, where companies with
higher market capitalizations have more
influence on the index's value.
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

Trends over the last three years show fluctuations (LSEG,


2025):
In April 2022, it stood at ~7,600 points.
By April 2023, it slightly dipped to ~7,500 points.
As of April 2025, it recovered to ~7,800 points, indicating
modest growth despite global economic challenges
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

Number of Listed Companies Location of Office and Trading Floor


(LSEG, 2025): (LSEG, 2025):
• In April 2022: ~3,050 companies. • The LSE is located at 10
• April 2023: ~3,020 companies. Paternoster Square, London EC4M
7LS, England
• April 2025: ~3,000 companies.
This indicates slight consolidation
in listed entities over time.
REFERENCES

Tikkanen, A. (2025). Stock Exchange. Britannica.


https://www.britannica.com/money/stock-exchange-finance?
IG Academy (2024). What are the largest stock exchanges in the
world? Date Retrieved April 11, 2025.
https://www.ig.com/en/trading-strategies/what-are-the-
largest-stock-exchanges-in-the-world?
London Stock Exchange Group (2025). History of LSEG. Date
Retrieved April 11, 2025.
https://www.lseg.com/en/about-us/history?
REFERENCES

Companies Market Cap (2025). Market capitalization of London


Stock Exchange (LSEG.L). Date Retrieved April 11, 2025.
https://companiesmarketcap.com/gbp/london-stock-
exchange/marketcap/?
Young, J. (2024). Financial Times Stock Exchange Group
(FTSE):
Definition. DotDash Meredith.

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