Equity market round up: The month in numbers

40,100,000,000 13 191

40,100,000,000
the amount in US dollars raised by IPOs in London so far this year. The figure is 12% higher than that for the same period in 2006. IPOs from 89 non-UK companies raised $26.6 billion, well over half the total. The volume of international listings has risen 26% compared with the same period in 2006.

13
the point rise in the State Street Global Investor Confidence index this August.

The index measures confidence by analysing the buying and selling patterns of institutional investors, associating confidence with their allocations to riskier assets.

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