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RNS Number : 3371J

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

17 December 2015

17 December 2015

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 2015 and, where appropriate, to the corresponding period last year.

   --    Good performance across each of the Group businesses 
   --    In Information Services: 
   -     Continued momentum in the integration of FTSE Russell and delivery of synergies 
   -     ETF assets benchmarked to FTSE Russell up 4% 
   -     demand for other information products, including UnaVista and SEDOL, remained strong 
   -     trend in professional users of real time market data broadly unchanged 
   --    In Post Trade Services, LCH.Clearnet has delivered a good performance in all OTC areas: 

- increased use of compression services through LCH.Clearnet, with $304 trillion compressed in total in the period, helping reduce IRS notional outstanding to $263 trillion, down 27%

   -     global client swap clearing up 67% - with 612,000 trades cleared 
   -     CDSClear notional cleared up 165% - to EUR155 billion 
   -     ForexClear notional cleared up 19% - to $974 billion 
   -     fixed income clearing broadly unchanged  - at EUR67 trillion 

- cash equities and listed derivatives clearing up 22% and down 19% respectively, reflecting a continued decline in derivative trading levels in customer venues

-- In Post Trade Italy, clearing volumes increased 11%; initial margin held increased 24%, averaging EUR12.3 billion

   --    In Capital Markets: 

- Primary markets were robust with GBP40 billion equity capital raised on the Group's markets for the period - down just 2% on last year in more challenging market conditions - with 161 new issues (2014: 193)

- Secondary markets saw average daily UK equity value traded up 9%; Italian average daily volumes up 7%; derivatives contracts traded on IDEM in Italy rose 14%; MTS money markets (repo) value traded increased 21% and fixed income cash markets value traded declined 4%

- announcement of CurveGlobal, a new interest rate derivatives venture with a number of major dealer banks and CBOE, in line with our open access and partnership approach. Products to be traded on London Stock Exchange Derivatives market and cleared through LCH.Clearnet

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

"The Group has once again delivered a good performance across our business areas, particularly at LCH.Clearnet and FTSE Russell. The Capital Markets business delivered a robust performance and the new issue pipeline remains encouraging.

"We continue to invest in a wide range of attractive organic growth opportunities, focusing in particular on our Post Trade and Information Services businesses. The Group continues to innovate and partner with customers as we deliver on our strategy to be a leading global, open access market infrastructure business."

The Group expects to announce its Preliminary results for the period ending 31 December 2015 on 4 March 2016.

Further information is available from:

 
                          Gavin Sullivan -          +44 (0) 20 7797 
                           Media                     1222 
 London Stock Exchange     Paul Froud - Investor     +44 (0) 20 7797 
  Group plc                Relations                 3322 
 
                          Guy Lamming / Michael     +44 (0) 20 7251 
 Finsbury                  Turner                    3801 
 

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

Key Performance Indicators

 
 Capital Markets - Primary 
  Markets 
 
                          Eleven months 
                              ended 
                           30 November     Variance 
                        ---------------- 
                           2015     2014          % 
 New Issues 
 UK Main Market, 
  PSM & SFM                  82       68        21% 
 UK AIM                      54      101      (47%) 
 Borsa Italiana              25       24         4% 
 Total                      161      193      (17%) 
----------------------  -------  -------  --------- 
 
 Money Raised (GBPbn) 
 UK New                     9.5     14.8      (36%) 
 UK Further                23.5     15.9        48% 
 Borsa Italiana new 
  and further               7.0     10.3      (32%) 
 Total (GBPbn)             40.0     41.0       (2%) 
----------------------  -------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 Capital Markets - Secondary 
  Markets 
 
                             Eleven months 
                                 ended 
                              30 November     Variance 
                           ---------------- 
 Equity                       2015     2014          % 
 Totals for period 
 UK value traded 
  (GBPbn)                    1,152    1,069         8% 
 Borsa Italiana (no 
  of trades m)                66.3     61.7         7% 
 Turquoise value 
  traded (EURbn)               997      864        15% 
 
 SETS Yield (basis 
  points)                     0.62     0.63       (2%) 
 
 Average daily 
 UK value traded 
  (GBPbn)                      5.0      4.6         9% 
 Borsa Italiana (no 
  of trades '000)              283      265         7% 
 Turquoise value 
  traded (EURbn)               4.2     3.67        16% 
 
 Derivatives (contracts 
  m) 
 LSE Derivatives               4.3     10.8      (60%) 
 IDEM                         40.8     35.8        14% 
 Total                        45.1     46.6       (3%) 
-------------------------  -------  -------  --------- 
 
 Fixed Income 
 MTS cash and BondVision 
  (EURbn)                    3,792    3,933       (4%) 
 MTS money markets 
  (EURbn term adjusted)     82,663   68,066        21% 
 
 
 Post Trade Services - CC&G and 
  Monte Titoli 
 
                             Eleven months 
                                 ended 
                              30 November     Variance 
                           ---------------- 
                              2015     2014          % 
 CC&G Clearing 
 Contracts (m)               111.3    100.3        11% 
 Initial margin 
  held (average EURbn)        12.3      9.9        24% 
 
 Monte Titoli 
 Settlement instructions 
  (trades m)                  56.5     60.1       (6%) 
 Custody assets 
  under management 
  (average EURtrn)            3.31     3.30         0% 
 
 
 Post Trade Services - 
  LCH.Clearnet 
                             Eleven months 
                                 ended 
                              30 November     Variance 
                           ---------------- 
                              2015     2014          % 
 
 OTC derivatives 
 SwapClear 
 IRS notional cleared 
  ($trn)                       486      606      (20%) 
 SwapClear members             115      113         2% 
 Client trades ('000)          612      367        67% 
 CDSClear 
 Notional cleared 
  (EURbn)                    154.9     58.4       165% 
 CDSClear members               11       10        10% 
 ForexClear 
 Notional value 
  cleared ($bn)                974      817        19% 
 ForexClear members             23       21        10% 
-------------------------  -------  -------  --------- 
 Non-OTC 
 Fixed income - 
  Nominal value (EURtrn)      66.9     67.7       (1%) 
 Listed derivatives 
  (contracts m)              132.6    163.0      (19%) 
 Cash equities trades 
  (m)                        504.3    414.1        22% 
-------------------------  -------  -------  --------- 
 
 Average cash collateral 
  (EURbn)                     56.7     47.1        20% 
 
 
 Information Services 
                                      As at 
                                   30 November      Variance 
                               ------------------ 
                                   2015      2014          % 
 
 ETFs assets under 
  management benchmarked 
  ($bn) 
 FTSE                               216       222       (3%) 
 Russell Indexes                    165       146        13% 
-----------------------------  --------  --------  --------- 
 Total                              381       368         4% 
-----------------------------  --------  --------  --------- 
 
 Terminals 
 UK                              75,000    76,000       (1%) 
 Borsa Italiana Professional 
  Terminals                     131,000   130,000         1% 
 
 Russell Investment 
  Management AuM ($bn)(1)           247       276      (11%) 
 

This information is provided by RNS

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