LUXEMBOURG STOCK EXCHANGE

The 'Luxembourg Stock Exchange' () is a stock exchange based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.
The Exchange is located on ''avenue de la Porte-Neuve'', which connects Boulevard Royal to Boulevard Robert Schuman (N51). The Chairman of the Board is Raymond Kirsch and the President of the Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer is Michel Maquil.

Contents
Bonds
Equities
History
Footnotes
External links

Bonds


It specialises primarily in the issue of international bonds, in which it is ranked first in Europe, with over 26,000 securities listed on the Exchange as of 2005.[1] The Luxembourg Stock Exchange was the first exchange to list a Eurobond, with the issue of Italian Autostrade bonds in 1963,1 and, to this day, Luxembourg has maintained a dominant position in European bond issues, with approximately 60% of all cross-border securities in Europe being listed in Luxembourg.1 Fifty countries list at least some of their sovereign debt in Luxembourg, whilst Luxembourg is also a market for debt from the EBRD, European Commission, European Investment Bank, and World Bank.1

Equities


Luxembourg Stock Exchange's main equity index is called the LuxX Index, which is a weighted index of the ten most valuable listed stocks by free floated market capitalisation.[2] The index was fixed at 1,000 on 4 January 1999: the first day of trading after Luxembourg adopted the Euro.2 The ten companies currently included in the listing are:
Company Industry Country Weighting[3]
Arcelor Mittal Steel NED 19.31%
BIP Investment Partners Investment LUX 1.75%
Cegedel Electricity LUX 1.06%
Dexia Banking BEL 13.01%
Fortis Banking BEL 19.10%
Foyer Insurance LUX 0.59%
KBC Group Banking BEL 14.86%
Luxempart Investment LUX 2.10%
RTL Group Media LUX 7.00%
SES Telecommunications LUX 21.22%
Source: Luxembourg Stock Exchange

History


A law establishing a stock exchange in Luxembourg was passed on 30 January 1927.[4] The company was incorporated as the ''Société Anonyme de la Bourse de Luxembourg'' on 5 April 1928,[5] with an initial issue of 7,000 shares, each valued at 1000 francs.[6]
In November 2000, it entered into an agreement with Euronext.

Footnotes


1. Luxembourg Stock Exchange
2. Luxembourg LuxX Index
3. As of 19 August 2007
4. / Mémorial A, 1928, No. 1
5. History
6. / Mémorial A, 1928, No. 23

External links



Luxembourg Stock Exchange official website

Coordinated text of statutes of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange

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