KEY FACTS:
- Number of companies trading on AIM as at 31 March 2011 – 1,174
- Total funds raised on AIM in 3 months to 31 March 2011 – £1,680.2m
- Number of companies trading on Main Market as at 31 March 2011 – 1,003
- Total funds raised on Main Market in 3 months to 31 March 2011 – £5,372.6m
MARKET COMMENTARY
AIM
- Number of listed companies continues to decline since January 2008.
- The number of new issues in Q1 2011 has decreased to 15 from 16 in Q1 2010.
- Number of companies on AIM remains at same level as May 2005.
- Average market cap of an AIM company increased to £71.6m in March 2011 from £67m at the end of December 2010. This has increased from £49.8m as at 31 March 2010.
Market movements
- FTSE AIM All-Share Index decreased 3.45% in Q1 2011 to 933.6 (19.4% increase in Q4 2010).
Summary statistics
Main Market
- There has been a decrease in new money raised in Q1 2011 from £2,667.6m in Q4 2010 to £1,228m.
- The number of companies has fallen from 1,004 at 31 December 2010 to 1,003 at 31 March 2011.
- The amount of further money raised has decreased from £4,407.7m in Q4 2010 to £4,144.6m in Q1 2011.
Market movements
- FTSE All-Share rose 0.16% in Q1 2011 (6.80% Q4 2010).
Summary statistics
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