finance.foundation / Markets / XLON vs XSHG
Venue comparison · seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29
London Stock Exchange (XLON) vs Shanghai Stock Exchange (XSHG)
London Stock Exchange and Shanghai Stock Exchange compared by ISO 10383 identity, operator, trading session, settlement cycle and covered listings.
| Field | London Stock Exchange | Shanghai Stock Exchange |
|---|---|---|
| Operating MIC | XLON | XSHG |
| Segment MICs | 4 | 1 |
| Country | United Kingdom | China |
| Operator | London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) | Shanghai Stock Exchange |
| Operator LEI | 213800QAUUUP6I445N30 | 300300LRJ5FEZ23N8725 |
| Trading currency | GBP | CNY |
| Timezone | Europe/London | Asia/Shanghai |
| Session (local) | 08:00–16:30 | 09:30–15:00 |
| Lunch break | none | 11:30-13:00 |
| Settlement | T+2 | T+1 |
| Covered listings | 7 | 1 |
| Covered listed value ≈ | $1.1tn | $250bn |
| Benchmarks | FTSE 100, FTSE 250, FTSE All-Share, FTSE AIM All-Share | SSE Composite Index, SSE 50, STAR 50, CSI 300 (multi-venue) |
London Stock Exchange
Primary UK equity venue; LSEG is also a major market-data provider (Refinitiv).
Shanghai Stock Exchange
Largest mainland-China exchange; access for foreign investors via Stock Connect.
"Covered listings" counts companies in the Finance Foundation dataset, not the venue's full listing count — the comparison is of our covered set, stated plainly. seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29.