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The average daily value traded on the equity order books of London Stock Exchange Group during May was £8.2 billion (€9.2 billion). This was an increase of nine per cent on the average daily value traded during April this year, though down by 36 per cent compared with the same month last year. The average daily number of trades was 1.0 million, an increase of 14 per cent year on year, though down by two per cent compared with April.

NYSE Euronext announced trading volumes for its global cash equities and derivatives exchanges for May 2009. For the month of May 2009, all NYSE Euronext global trading venues experienced double-digit year-over-year trading volume growth, including a 40.4% increase in U.S. cash trading, a 14.6% increase in European cash trading, a 28.4% increase in European derivatives volumes driven by our Bclear OTC service and a 73.4% increase in U.S. equity options.

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, announced that May volume averaged 10.7 million contracts per day, down 15 percent from May 2008, but up 17 percent from April 2009. Total volume was 214 million contracts for May, of which 79 percent was traded electronically. Electronic volume averaged 8.4 million contracts per day, down 14 percent from the prior May and up 15 percent sequentially.

London Stock Exchange Group plc reports results for the financial year ended 31 March 2009. In summary, the Group has delivered a good underlying performance against the backdrop of difficult markets, reflecting the overall resilience and diversification of the business.

NYSE Euronext announced trading volumes for its global cash equities and derivatives exchanges for April 2009. For the month of April 2009, NYSE Euronext’s handled U.S. and matched European cash trading volumes increased 38.3% and 15.5%, respectively, and U.S. options volume increased 73.6%. European derivatives volumes increased to their highest levels since September 2008, driven in part by record Bclear OTC equity products trading activity.

The average daily value traded on the equity order books of London Stock Exchange Group during April increased 16 per cent on the average for the first quarter of 2009 to £7.5 billion (€8.4 billion), though this was down by 34 per cent on April last year. Driven in particular by increased trading activity in the Italian market, the average daily number of trades across the Group was 1,053 494, up by 14 per cent on April 2008, and up 12 per cent compared with the average for the previous three months. The total value traded during the month was £150.2 billion (€168.2 billion), and the total number of trades was 21.1 million.

£156.9 billion (€168.5 billion) worth of equity trading was carried out across the equity order books of the London Stock Exchange Group during March. This was an increase of 32 per cent on the total value traded during February, and the highest total for a single month’s trading since October last year, though down by 38 per cent on the same month last year. The total number of trades also exceeded recent months, though at 23.4 million was down by 11 per cent on March 2008.

NYSE Euronext announced trading volumes and other metrics for its global cash equities and derivatives exchanges for March 2009. For the month of March 2009, all venues grew trading volumes from February 2009 levels.

CME Group released results from its second annual Global Foreign Exchange (FX) Market Study of both cash and exchange-traded FX products, reinforcing indications that credit constraints have led to an increased focus on counterparty and systemic risks. A year after the first Global FX Market Study, 2009's edition also provides confirmation that changing priorities among traders, toward better market access and lower costs related to bid-offer spreads, are driving demand in electronic trading.

The Committee on Capital Markets Regulation, an independent and nonpartisan research organization dedicated to improving the regulation and enhancing the competitiveness of U.S. capital markets, said today that its Q4 2008 update on the competitiveness of global capital markets presents evidence of a significant and continued decline in the attractiveness of the U.S. public equity market for foreign and U.S. issuers alike.