TORONTO, Aug. 8 /CNW/ -
TSX Venture Exchange Statistics - JULY 2008
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July 2008 June 2008 July 2007
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Value $1,825,529,045 $3,958,576,801 $2,994,378,340
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Volume 2,947,275,999 5,190,324,603 3,625,873,433
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Transactions 481,558 805,890 620,948
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Issuers Listed 2,413 2,396 2,281
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Number of New Listings* 33 12 17
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New Equity Financing(1) $981,207,347 $912,765,398 $1,502,559,898
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Market Cap of Listed
Equity Issuers ($ Billion) $47.8 $55.9 $64.9
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Daily Averages
(including NEX)
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Value $82.9 million $188.5 million $142.6 million
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Volume 133.9 million 247.2 million 172.7 million
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Transactions 21,889 38,376 29,569
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TSX Venture Exchange Year-to-Date Statistics
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July 2008 July 2007 % Change
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Value $19,584,470,585 $28,176,362,194 -30.5%
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Volume 28,269,849,798 30,551,609,963 -7.5%
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Transactions 4,287,623 5,271,978 -18.7%
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Issuers Listed 2,413 2,281 +5.8%
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Number of New Listings* 170 136 +25%
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New Equity Financing(1) $4,358,071,300 $7,330,186,480 -40.5%
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Market Cap of Listed
Equity Issuers ($ Billion) $47.8 $64.9 -26.3%
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Daily Averages (including
NEX)
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Value $132.3 million $190.4 million -30.5%
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Volume 191.0 million 206.4 million -7.5%
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Transactions 28,970 35,621 -18.7%
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(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.
TSX Venture Exchange does not guarantee either the completeness or the
accuracy of this information. The information contained in this media
release is provided for informational purposes only and you agree not to
rely upon the information contained in this media release for any
trading, business or financial purpose. By using this media release, you
expressly agree to the condition that TSX Venture Exchange assumes no
liability or responsibility for any errors or inaccuracies in this media
release.
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About TMX Group (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 products. Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), TSX Venture Exchange, Montreal Exchange (MX), Natural Gas Exchange (NGX), Shorcan 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 market. From its home base in Canada TMX Group reaches internationally, as its equity markets are the 7th largest in the world by market capitalization and list more resource companies than any other exchange group. TMX Group is headquartered in Toronto and maintains offices in Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. For more information on TMX Group, visit our website at http://www.tsx.com.
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TMX Group
Toll Free 1-888-873-8392
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