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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————See London Stock Exchange. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary————See London Stock Exchange 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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LSE LSEabbreviation for London School of Economics; London Stock Exchange* * *
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LSE UK US noun► STOCK MARKET ABBREVIATION for LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE(Cf. ↑London Stock Exchange): »The LSE should not have given permission for the offer to go ahead.
► ECONOMICS ABBREVIATION for LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS(Cf. ↑London School of Economics): »She's a PhD student in Industrial Relations at the LSE.
Financial and business terms. 2012.