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Market · XLON · United Kingdom
London Stock Exchange
Primary UK equity venue; LSEG is also a major market-data provider (Refinitiv).
- MIC (ISO 10383)
- XLON
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Stock exchange
- Trading currency
- GBP
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Operator
- London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
- Operator LEI
- 213800QAUUUP6I445N30 (GLEIF)
Trading session local time · Europe/London
- Regular session
- 08:00–16:30
- Lunch break
- none
- Settlement cycle
- T+2
Segment MICs 4 venues under XLON
| MIC | Segment / venue |
|---|---|
| AIMX | London Stock Exchange - AIM MTF |
| XLOM | London Stock Exchange - MTF |
| XLOX | London Stock Exchange - Reference Price Waiver System |
| XPVT | London Stock Exchange - Private Securities Market |
Operating MIC vs segment MIC per ISO 10383: the operating code identifies the exchange, segment codes identify its individual order books, growth markets and derivatives venues. Verified against the official ISO registry.
Benchmark indices
FTSE 100 · FTSE 250 · FTSE All-Share · FTSE AIM All-Share
Top companies by market cap covered set · 7
| Company | Ticker | Sector | Mkt cap ≈ |
|---|---|---|---|
| AstraZenecaPharmaceuticals | AZN | Healthcare | $230bn |
| ShellOil & Gas | SHEL | Energy | $200bn |
| HSBCBanking | HSBA | Financials | $160bn |
| UnileverHousehold and personal care products | ULVR | Consumer Staples | $150bn |
| Rio TintoDiversified mining | RIO | Materials | $110bn |
| Rolls-RoyceAerospace engines and defense | RR | Industrials | $110bn |
| BPIntegrated oil and gas | BP | Energy | $95bn |
Approximate reference values from public sources · seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29 · not real-time. See data & methodology.
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