Europe’s exchanges lag global competitors

Trading volumes on Europe’s stock markets fell by 7% in the first half of 2009, despite exchanges in other regions posting robust growth, according to the latest figures.

Europe's 17 stock exchanges traded around 354 million shares in the six months to June, down from 380 million for the same period last year, according to the World Federation of Exchanges, a trade body.

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