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United Kingdom's main stock market index, the GB100, rose to 9227 points on September 22, 2025, gaining 0.11% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has declined 0.42%, though it remains 11.71% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from United Kingdom. United Kingdom Stock Market Index (GB100) - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on September of 2025.

The total market capitalization of all companies trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) took a large hit during the early months of 2020, due mostly part to a mass sell-off of shares caused by the fears surrounding the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Between December 2019 and March 2020, the total value of market capitalization decreased by more than *** billion British pounds (GBP). The overall number of companies currently trading has also been falling. The number of daily trades spiked in March 2020 and then decreased as well. As of February 2025, the total market value of all companies trading on the London Stock Exchange stood at over **** trillion British pounds. European stock exchanges While almost every country has a stock Exchange, in Europe only five exchanges are considered major, with total market capital amounting to over *** trillion euros. The London Stock Exchange is the second largest in Europe and tenth largest worldwide. As of January 2025, Europe’s largest stock exchange, Euronext had a total market capital of listed companies valued at approximately **** trillion U.S. dollars.

Between the first quarter of 2007 and the fourth quarter of 2024, the lowest market capitalization of all companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) was recorded in the first quarter of 2009, at *** trillion British pounds. As of the fourth quarter of 2024, the market capitalization of the entire LSE amounted to *** trillion British pounds. Although the value of companies trading has fluctuated and increased overall, a downward trend can be seen in the number of companies listed on the LSE.

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Comprehensive dataset of 1543 companies listed on London Stock Exchange, including detailed financial information, market data, and corporate filings. This dataset provides real-time updates on trading metrics, company profiles, financial statements, regulatory filings, and market performance indicators. Updated every 30 minutes, it covers key data points such as market capitalization, trading volume, stock prices, company fundamentals, and regulatory compliance information for all listed securities on London Stock Exchange.

As of February 2025, the number of companies trading on the London Stock Exchange stood at 1,660 - a slight decrease from the previous month, and the lowest number of companies listed during the period under observation. These companies had a combined market capitalization of approximately 4.65 trillion British pounds and daily average trades of approximately 700,000 in February 2024.

Between 2007 and 2024, the number of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) decreased significantly. As of the fourth quarter of 2024, ***** companies were listed on the LSE, a decrease of ** companies compared to the previous quarter.

London Stock Exchange reported GBP43.46B in Market Capitalization this September of 2025, considering the latest stock price and the number of outstanding shares.Data for London Stock Exchange | LSE - Market Capitalization including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last September in 2025.

As of May 2025, the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca was the leading company listed on the London Exchange (LSE), with a market capitalization of 159 billion British pounds. This made them the largest of all companies listed on the LSE. Seen as the heart of the global financial community, the London Stock Exchange is the second-largest stock market in Europe and ranks eighth globally. Key information The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is among the largest stock market operators globally and ranks 11th in terms of the oldest stock exchanges in existence, with 224 years of operation as of 2025. Performance after Covid The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound effect on the global economy, causing considerable volatility on the stock market. The London Stock Exchange (LSE) saw a notable decline in the market capitalization value of its listed companies, reaching its lowest value in March 2020 at approximately three trillion British pounds in correlation with a surge in the average daily number of trades, which peaked at over two billion. Following this initial reaction, the LSE observed a decrease in the average daily active traders, alongside a gradual recovery in the market capitalization of the listed companies.

London Stock Exchange reported GBP41.36 in PE Price to Earnings for its fiscal semester ending in June of 2025. Data for London Stock Exchange | LSE - PE Price to Earnings including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last September in 2025.

London Stock Exchange reported 1.22 in Dividend Yield for its fiscal semester ending in June of 2025. Data for London Stock Exchange | LSE - Dividend Yield including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last September in 2025.

United Kingdom Market Capitalization: LSE: Annual: Equities data was reported at 2,624,992.105 GBP mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,366,329.969 GBP mn for 2016. United Kingdom Market Capitalization: LSE: Annual: Equities data is updated yearly, averaging 855,216.150 GBP mn from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2017, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,624,992.105 GBP mn in 2017 and a record low of 17,465.700 GBP mn in 1974. United Kingdom Market Capitalization: LSE: Annual: Equities data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by London Stock Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.Z004: London Stock Exchange: Market Capitalisation.

In March 2025, the average number of daily trades on the LSE amounted to almost *******, in line with the figures of the previous months and the previous year. This, however, represents a decrease compared to the levels registered before 2023. The average number of daily trades made on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) massively jumped in March 2020. In December 2021, the value had fallen again to *******. In the first months of 2022, the average daily number of trades exceeded *********** again, before decreasing once more in the following months.

As of February 2025, the largest bank listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) was the British-owned *************, with a market cap double that of the ***************************, the second-largest bank on the LSE.

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As of February 2025, Shell Plc was the leading company in the energy sector listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), with a total market capitalization value of over *** billion British pounds. This was followed by Reliance Industries Limited and TotalEnergies, with values of over *** billion and *** billion British pounds, respectively.

London Stock Exchange reported GBP2.22B in Sales Revenues for its fiscal semester ending in June of 2025. Data for London Stock Exchange | LSE - Sales Revenues including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last September in 2025.

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