Bearing up

16 January 2003

In London especially, the number of equity trades is climbing sharply. In past downturns, trading has slumped. Technology investment and overcapacity in investment banking are easing the downturn for exchanges.

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Investors continue to trade shares actively despite the bear market. Figures compiled by Morgan Stanley for the major European stock exchanges show that in London and on Euronext, the number of shares traded actually increased last year, while it declined slightly on the Deutsche Boerse.

In London, the value of all shares traded declined by 4.5% last year, while the number of trades rose by 16%. On Euronext, the value of all shares declined by 8%, while the number of trades increased by 13%. On Deutsche Boerse, the value of trades declined by 14% while the number of trades also declined by 5%.

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