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RNS Number : 1140A

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

18 December 2014

18 December 2014

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP plc

PRE-CLOSE TRADING UPDATE

Unless otherwise stated, the following commentary refers to non-financial KPIs for the eleven months ended 30 November 2014 and, where appropriate, to the corresponding period last year.

   --      Good year-on-year increases in activity across all main LSEG businesses 

-- GBP41.0 billion equity capital raised on the Group's markets for the period (2013: GBP26.7 billion): 193 new issues (2013: 140); new issue pipeline remains encouraging

-- Average daily UK equity value traded up 12 per cent; Italian average daily volumes up 16 per cent

-- Fixed income cash markets value traded increased 35 per cent and MTS money markets (repo) value traded increased 1 per cent

-- Italian clearing volumes increased 14 per cent; initial margin held decreased 15 per cent, averaging EUR9.9 billion

-- SwapClear interest rate swap clearing showed strong growth in notional cleared of $606 trillion, up 29 per cent, with $271 trillion compressed contributing to a year-to-date net reduction in notional outstanding of $22 trillion; Global client swap clearing was up 126 per cent at $117 trillion; over $186 trillion cleared since launch of service

-- LCH.Clearnet's fixed income clearing increased 1 per cent to EUR67.7 trillion; listed derivatives clearing also rose 2 per cent; and, equities clearing increased 29 per cent on the same period last year

-- ETF assets benchmarked to FTSE up 20 per cent; demand for other information products, including UnaVista and SEDOL, remained strong. Professional users of UK market real time information decreased 5 per cent and users of Italian data increased 1 per cent year on year

-- LSEG announced completion of acquisition of Frank Russell Company on 3 December 2014; the comprehensive review of Russell's investment management business is making good progress and is on track to be completed early in 2015

Commenting on performance for the period, Xavier Rolet, Group Chief Executive, said:

"The Group has made good progress this year, with strong performances across all our main business areas. We are also pleased to have recently completed the acquisition of Frank Russell Company and work is already well underway to integrate the Russell and FTSE indices operations to deliver significant cost and revenue benefits.

"The Group continues to develop, diversify and evolve. We now have strong market positions in a wide range of businesses and geographies, including North America."

The Group expects to announce its Preliminary results for the period ending 31 December 2014 on 5 March 2015.

Further information is available from:

 
 London Stock Exchange    Victoria Brough - Media             +44 (0) 20 7797 1222 
  Group plc                Paul Froud - Investor Relations     +44 (0) 20 7797 3322 
 
 RLM Finsbury             Guy Lamming / David Henderson       +44 (0) 20 7251 3801 
 

Additional information on London Stock Exchange Group can be found at www.lseg.com

Key Performance Indicators

 
 Capital Markets - Primary Markets 
 
                                  Eleven months ended 
                                 30 November    Variance 
                               -------------- 
                                 2014    2013          % 
 New Issues 
 UK Main Market, PSM & SFM         68      43        58% 
 UK AIM                           101      86        17% 
 Borsa Italiana                    24      11       118% 
 Total                            193     140        38% 
-----------------------------  ------  ------  --------- 
 
 Company Numbers (as at 
  period end) 
 UK Main Market, PSM & SFM      1,349   1,359       (1%) 
 UK AIM                         1,099   1,094         0% 
 Borsa Italiana                   305     285         7% 
 Total                          2,753   2,738         1% 
-----------------------------  ------  ------  --------- 
 
 Market Capitalisation (as 
  at period end) 
 UK Main Market (GBPbn)         2,265   2,224         2% 
 UK AIM (GBPbn)                    72      73       (1%) 
 Borsa Italiana (EURbn)           485     443         9% 
 Borsa Italiana (GBPbn)           386     370         4% 
 Total (GBPbn)                  2,723   2,667         2% 
-----------------------------  ------  ------  --------- 
 
 Money Raised (GBPbn) 
 UK New                          14.8    11.2        32% 
 UK Further                      15.9    14.4        10% 
 Borsa Italiana new and 
  further                        10.3     1.1       836% 
 Total (GBPbn)                   41.0    26.7        54% 
-----------------------------  ------  ------  --------- 
 
 
 Capital Markets - Secondary 
  Markets 
 
                                 Eleven months ended 
                                30 November     Variance 
                             ---------------- 
 Equity                         2014     2013          % 
 Totals for period 
 UK value traded (GBPbn)       1,069      952        12% 
 Borsa Italiana (no of 
  trades m)                     61.7     53.4        16% 
 Turquoise value traded 
  (EURbn)                      863.5    606.4        42% 
 
 SETS Yield (basis points)      0.63     0.66       (5%) 
 
 Average daily 
 UK value traded (GBPbn)         4.6      4.1        12% 
 Borsa Italiana (no of 
  trades '000)                   265      228        16% 
 Turquoise value traded 
  (EURbn)                       3.67     2.57        43% 
 
 Derivatives (contracts 
  m) 
 LSE Derivatives                10.8     15.6      (31%) 
 IDEM                           35.8     30.3        18% 
 Total                          46.6     45.9         2% 
---------------------------  -------  -------  --------- 
 
 Fixed Income 
 MTS cash and BondVision 
  (EURbn)                      3,933    2,921        35% 
 MTS money markets (EURbn 
  term adjusted)              68,066   67,591         1% 
 
 
 Post Trade Services - CC&G and Monte 
  Titoli 
 
                                   Eleven months ended 
                                  30 November    Variance 
                                -------------- 
                                   2014   2013          % 
 CC&G Clearing (m) 
 Equity clearing (no of 
  trades)                          64.5   56.1        15% 
 Derivative clearing (no 
  of contracts)                    35.8   31.7        13% 
 Total                            100.3   87.8        14% 
------------------------------  -------  -----  --------- 
 Open interest (contracts 
  as at period end)                 6.0    6.4       (6%) 
 Initial margin held (average 
  EURbn)                            9.9   11.6      (15%) 
 
 Monte Titoli 
 Settlement instructions 
  (trades m)                       60.1   52.7        22% 
 Custody assets under 
  management (average EURtn)       3.30   3.34       (1%) 
 
 
 Post Trade Services - LCH.Clearnet 
                                    Eleven months ended 
                                   30 November    Variance 
                                 -------------- 
                                   2014    2013          % 
 
 OTC derivatives 
 SwapClear 
 IRS notional outstanding 
  ($trn)                            404     452      (11%) 
 IRS notional cleared 
  ($trn)                            606     469        29% 
 SwapClear members                  113     103        10% 
 CDSClear 
 Open interest (EURbn)             37.4    23.6        58% 
 Notional cleared (EURbn)          58.4   166.8      (65%) 
 CDSClear members                    10      11       (9%) 
 ForexClear 
 Notional value cleared 
  ($bn)                             817     830       (2%) 
 ForexClear members                  21      19        11% 
-------------------------------  ------  ------  --------- 
 Non-OTC 
 Fixed income - Nominal 
  value (EURtrn)                   67.7    67.2         1% 
 Commodities (lots m)             123.6   112.9         9% 
 Listed derivatives (contracts 
  m)                              163.0   159.4         2% 
 Cash equities trades 
  (m)                             414.1   321.0        29% 
-------------------------------  ------  ------  --------- 
 
 Average cash collateral 
  (EURbn)                          47.1    39.5        19% 
 
 
 Information Services 
                                      As at 
                                   30 November      Variance 
                               ------------------ 
                                   2014      2013          % 
 Terminals 
 UK                              76,000    80,000       (5%) 
 Borsa Italiana Professional 
  Terminals                     130,000   129,000         1% 
 
 FTSE ETFs assets under 
  management benchmarked 
  ($bn)                             222       185        20% 
 

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