Listing activities, the core business of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, continued to grow at a steady pace throughout the first six months of 2008.

The number of quotation lines at the Luxembourg Stock Exchange reached 48,067 on 30 June 2008. This represented an increase of 5.47% over six months and 11.58% over 12 months. Listings on the regulated market amounted to 43,226 on the EU regulated market, while 4,841 securities were listed on the Euro MTF market.

Listed securities were made up of the following: 32,818 bonds, 297 Luxembourg and foreign shares and certificates (including 229 Depositary Receipts), 7,750 investment funds (including 7,584 Luxembourg funds), and 7,202 warrants.

In an increasingly competitive environment, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange remains the leading centre for the listing of international securities in Europe.