57.9 billion UK shares were traded in April, up from 42 billion in April 2001. This represented an increase of 38 per cent year on year.
The average number of daily trades on SETSä, the Exchange's electronic order book, rose to 76,552 in April compared with 55,256 in April 2001, an increase of 39 per cent. The value of these trades rose to £57.2 billion, up from £47.1 billion in April 2001. This represented an increase of 21 per cent year on year.
There were 21 new issues during April 2002, 12 of which were IPOs. The IPOs were split between AIM (5) and the main market (7), raising £278 million between them.