- London Stock Exchange
- ( LSE)The U.K.'s six regional exchanges joined together in 1973 to form the stock exchange of Great Britain and Ireland, later named the LSE. The FTSE 100 index (known as the footsie ) is its dominant index. Bloomberg Financial Dictionarywebsite: www.londonstockexchange.com————( LSE)The principal London exchange for equity and bond trading; a Recognised Investment Exchange. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary————( LSE) Euroclear Clearing and Settlement glossaryStock exchange market located in London. Euroclear Clearing and Settlement glossary————London Stock Exchange ( LSE)The London Stock Exchange is a primary capital market in which companies and other institutions can raise funds by issuing shares or loan stock. However, it is more important as a secondary market for buying and selling existing securities. The Stock Exchange is also the market for dealings in government securities ( gilts).
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another name for the International Stock Exchange, the London stockmarket:• Mitsubishi became the first Japanese general trading company to be listed on the London Stock Exchange.
• a public company whose shares are quoted on the London Stock Exchange
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London Stock Exchange UK US noun (ABBREVIATION LSE, also International Stock Exchange) STOCK MARKET► the main stock exchange of the United Kingdom where shares, bonds, etc. are sold
Financial and business terms. 2012.