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The London Stock Exchange was hit by a glitch at its open at 8 a.m. London time on Thursday. A spokeswoman for the U.K.'s main bourse said it was working on providing more information about the outage. Data provider FactSet was showing no change in prices for London-listed shares and in levels for equity benchmarks such as the blue-chip FTSE 100 and mid-cap FTSE 250 . The LSE said on its website that the open of trading, which begins with a process called uncrossing, is now scheduled for 9 a.m. London time.
LSE says opening scheduled for 9 a.m. London time
LSE says it's working on providing more information on delay
Glitch hits London Stock Exchange open on Thursday
World stocks rose as investors bet the global economy will be able to shake off continuing tensions in international trade.
The European Union is dialing back a threat to force major clearinghouses in London to relocate to continental Europe after Brexit, in a move that could cool a politically charged battle but which is unlikely to satisfy U.S. regulators.
Martin Sorrell, former CEO of WPP, has agreed to take the helm at Derriston Capital, a listed shell company he plans to use to acquire marketing and advertising businesses.
Influential British lawmakers criticized the government for not doing enough to clamp down on illicit Russian money, as it emerged that a prominent oligarch hadn’t been able to enter Britain in recent weeks.
Silver Lake struck a $2.98 billion deal to acquire one of Britain’s biggest internet property search companies, a bet on the increasing use of the web by consumers and real-estate agents.
The Trump administration granted several companies an extension for compliance with its Russia sanctions program, paving the way for aluminum giant Rusal to escape from the blacklist and granting the metals market a reprieve from a supply scare that rocked markets.
Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska has agreed to sell down his majority ownership in EN+ Group, the U.K.-listed holding company that owns 48% of aluminum giant Rusal.
London-based activist investor Chris Hohn has built a roughly $3 billion stake in 21st Century Fox, a position that makes him one of the largest holders of a company at the center of a global takeover battle.
London Stock Exchange appointed a 20-year veteran of Goldman Sachs as its new chief executive, filling a crucial leadership gap following the abrupt departure of former CEO Xavier Rolet.
Six months ago, Russia’s En+ Group listed on the London Stock Exchange, cheered on by big-name banks. Today, many of those banks are racing to disentangle themselves following the latest wave of U.S. sanctions.
Financial-technology firm GreenSky has confidentially filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a sizable initial public offering that could come as soon as this summer.
CME Group has agreed to buy U.K. financial-technology company NEX Group for about $5.4 billion, a deal that would put the Chicago futures-exchange giant in a commanding position in the vast market for U.S. government debt.
Corrections & Amplifications for edition of March 28, 2018.
Bloomberg will add Chinese bonds to its Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index next year, the first such major global benchmark to include debt from the world’s second-largest economy.
London-listed NEX Group, which runs major electronic markets for bonds and foreign-exchange trading, says it has received a preliminary takeover approach by CME.
Unilever will consolidate its dual headquarters in Rotterdam instead of London, a politically charged decision that came despite last-minute lobbying from the British government.
World stocks rose as investors bet the global economy will be able to shake off continuing tensions in international trade.
The European Union is dialing back a threat to force major clearinghouses in London to relocate to continental Europe after Brexit, in a move that could cool a politically charged battle but which is unlikely to satisfy U.S. regulators.
Martin Sorrell, former CEO of WPP, has agreed to take the helm at Derriston Capital, a listed shell company he plans to use to acquire marketing and advertising businesses.
Influential British lawmakers criticized the government for not doing enough to clamp down on illicit Russian money, as it emerged that a prominent oligarch hadn’t been able to enter Britain in recent weeks.
Silver Lake struck a $2.98 billion deal to acquire one of Britain’s biggest internet property search companies, a bet on the increasing use of the web by consumers and real-estate agents.
The Trump administration granted several companies an extension for compliance with its Russia sanctions program, paving the way for aluminum giant Rusal to escape from the blacklist and granting the metals market a reprieve from a supply scare that rocked markets.
Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska has agreed to sell down his majority ownership in EN+ Group, the U.K.-listed holding company that owns 48% of aluminum giant Rusal.
London-based activist investor Chris Hohn has built a roughly $3 billion stake in 21st Century Fox, a position that makes him one of the largest holders of a company at the center of a global takeover battle.
London Stock Exchange appointed a 20-year veteran of Goldman Sachs as its new chief executive, filling a crucial leadership gap following the abrupt departure of former CEO Xavier Rolet.
Six months ago, Russia’s En+ Group listed on the London Stock Exchange, cheered on by big-name banks. Today, many of those banks are racing to disentangle themselves following the latest wave of U.S. sanctions.
Financial-technology firm GreenSky has confidentially filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a sizable initial public offering that could come as soon as this summer.
CME Group has agreed to buy U.K. financial-technology company NEX Group for about $5.4 billion, a deal that would put the Chicago futures-exchange giant in a commanding position in the vast market for U.S. government debt.
Corrections & Amplifications for edition of March 28, 2018.
Bloomberg will add Chinese bonds to its Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index next year, the first such major global benchmark to include debt from the world’s second-largest economy.
London-listed NEX Group, which runs major electronic markets for bonds and foreign-exchange trading, says it has received a preliminary takeover approach by CME.
Unilever will consolidate its dual headquarters in Rotterdam instead of London, a politically charged decision that came despite last-minute lobbying from the British government.
London Stock Exchange Group Plc is an international market infrastructure and capital markets business. It operates through the following segments: Information Services; Post Trade Services-LCH; Post Trade Services-CC&G and Monte Titoli; Capital Markets; Technology Services; and Other. The Information Services segment refers to subscription and licence fees for data and index services provided. The Post Trade Services-LCH segment refers to CCP and clearing services provided, non-cash collateral management, and net interest earned on cash held for margin and default funds. The Post Trade Services-CC&G and Monte Titoli segment is responsible for trades and contracts clearing, and relates to net interest earned on cash, securities held for margin and default funds, and settlement and custody services. The Capital Markets segment pertains to admission fees from initial listing and further capital raises, annual fees charged for securities traded on the Group's markets, and fees from secondary market services. The Technology Services segment comprises capital markets software licenses and related information technology infrastructure, network connection, and server hosting services. The Other segment covers events and media services. The company was founded in October 2007 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. (See Full Profile)
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