TSX Venture Exchange Statistics - SEPTEMBER 2008

Mon Oct 6, 4:56 PM

TORONTO, Oct. 6 /CNW/ -

    
               TSX Venture Exchange Statistics - SEPTEMBER 2008
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                              September 2008    August 2008   September 2007
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    Value                   $1,151,996,627   $1,158,875,067   $2,873,216,775
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    Volume                   2,889,418,741    2,152,051,788    4,126,673,993
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    Transactions                   373,589          346,514          597,738
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    Issuers Listed                   2,431            2,420            2,297
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    Number of New Listings*           19               16               27
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    New Equity Financing(1)   $223,486,885     $402,638,793     $342,581,472
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    Market Cap of Listed
     Equity Issuers
     ($ Billion)                     $30.2            $42.8            $58.6
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    Daily Averages
    (including NEX)
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    Value                    $54.9 million    $57.9 million  $151.2 milliion
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    Volume                   137.6 million    107.6 million    217.2 million
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    Transactions                    17,789           17,326           31,460
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                 TSX Venture Exchange Year-to-Date Statistics

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                            September 2008   September 2007         % Change
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    Value                  $21,895,342,279  $33,591,739,936           -34.8%
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    Volume                  33,311,320,327   38,009,212,505           -12.4%
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    Transactions                 5,007,726        6,439,508           -22.2%
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    Issuers Listed                   2,431            2,297            +5.8%
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    Number of New
     Listings*                       205              186           +10.2%
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    New Equity
     Financing(1)           $4,984,196,978   $8,729,100,031           -42.9%
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    Market Cap of Listed
     Equity Issuers
     ($ Billion)                     $30.2            $58.6           -48.5%
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    Daily Averages
     (including NEX)
    Value                   $115.8 million   $177.7 million           -34.8%
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    Volume                   176.3 million    201.1 million           -12.4%
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    Transactions                    26,496           34,071           -22.2%
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    About TMX Group Inc. (TSX-X)
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TMX Group's key subsidiaries operate cash and derivative markets for multiple asset classes including equities, fixed income and energy. Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, Montreal Exchange, Natural Gas Exchange, Shorcan, Equicom and other TMX Group companies provide trading markets, clearing facilities, data products and other services to the global financial community who access Canada's capital markets. TMX Group is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. For more information about TMX Group, visit our website at www.tsx.com.

    
    (1) Secondary financings include prospectus offerings on both a  treasury
        and secondary basis.

    TSX Venture and NEX market statistics are combined. TSX Venture only
    figures are indicated by an *.

    TSX Venture Exchange market statistics do not include data for debt
    securities.
    

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