London, February 9, 2026, 08:29 GMT — Regular session underway.
- London Stock Exchange Group edged up about 0.7% early, following the FTSE 100’s firmer start.
- LSEG’s FX platform snapped back to normal for India-based traders, following some early glitches that had tripped up spot dollar/rupee trading.
- UK regulators could soon push for more detailed trading data to be released on shares traded in London, according to people familiar with the matter.
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG.L) shares ticked up 0.7% to 7,552 pence by 0814 GMT, after ranging between 7,456 and 7,574 pence earlier. The FTSE 100 put in a modest gain of about 0.4%.
LSEG sits at the heart of market plumbing, handling everything from trade execution and clearing to a growing data business. The stock can swing hard when confidence in market infrastructure or regulation wavers.
Monday brought a couple of wrinkles for traders. First, a short-lived glitch disrupted the group’s India FX platform. Then, word surfaced that UK regulators were weighing a possible adjustment to how liquidity is tracked and shown for London-listed shares.
LSEG’s Indian FX trading system resumed operations following a glitch that knocked out spot dollar/rupee trades earlier, four traders told Reuters. The issue was resolved around 11:30 a.m. local time. LSEG didn’t immediately comment when contacted by Reuters.
The outage led to thin rupee trading, Reuters reported. Michelle Castelino, investment strategist at Standard Chartered, wrote in a note that finalizing certain free trade agreements might help the INR by bringing back capital flows.
The Financial Conduct Authority is pressing for a full release of trading data on London-listed equities, aiming to address what it calls “drastic under-reporting” of liquidity, the Financial Times said Monday. “We have way more liquidity here than is often reported,” Simon Walls, the FCA’s interim markets director, told the FT, according to Reuters. Under the plan, numbers would cover both exchange trades and transactions in dark pools—private platforms that handle deals away from the main public order book. The current approach leans too heavily on the London Stock Exchange’s central order book, the report noted. Reuters
Japanese shares jumped after election results, helping set a firmer risk tone as the week began, while U.S. chip stocks also rebounded, Reuters reported in its global markets roundup. Sterling struggled, pressured by continued political turmoil in the UK, according to the same report.
Yet those same headlines can cut both ways for an exchange operator. If new technical snafus crop up, or regulators get tougher and force heavier spending on compliance and reporting systems, sentiment could just as quickly slide in the opposite direction.
LSEG’s FY 2025 preliminary results webcast lands Thursday, Feb. 26, with a 10:00 a.m. UK kickoff. CEO David Schwimmer and CFO Michel-Alain Proch will run through the numbers. Investors will be listening for the latest word on trading volumes, expenses, and how LSEG plans to handle shifting rules around market data.
