THE UK FCA WILL RELEASE DAILY STOCK EXCHANGE DATA FROM FRIDAY

ON 31 JULY, INFORMED SOURCES REVEALED THAT THE BRITISH FINANCIAL CONDUCT REGULATORY AUTHORITY (FCA) PLANNED TO RELEASE DAILY CONSOLIDATED DATA ON BRITISH STOCK TRANSACTIONS FROM FRIDAY, AS PART OF ITS MARKET TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVES. THE REGULATOR WILL ALSO PUBLISH ONE-YEAR HISTORICAL RETROSPECTIVE DATA TO HELP INVESTORS ASSESS THE VOLUME OF BRITISH STOCK TRANSACTIONS. THE DAILY UPDATE WILL BE A TRANSITIONAL INITIATIVE, PENDING THE ROLL-OUT OF A COMPLETE INTEGRATED STOCK FLOW (I.E., A SINGLE STOCK EXCHANGE DATA SOURCE). THE PERSONS CONCERNED INDICATED THAT THE FCA WOULD PUBLISH ON FRIDAY THE COVERAGE OF THE DATA STREAM, WHICH WAS EXPECTED TO INCLUDE BOTH PRE- AND POST-TRANSACTION DATA。