Number of London-Listed Companies Shrank 25% Over a Decade
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London’s shrinking stock market has reached a new milestone, with the latest data showing that the bourse has lost 25% of its companies in the past decade.
The tally fell further last year, with total listings dropping 6% to 1,836, according to a report from UK trading platform XTB, citing data from the London Stock Exchange that includes the main and junior markets. Back in 2013, there were 2,448 firms listed.