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London Stock Exchange Welcomes Largest Ever Canadian Company To Join Its Markets

Date 28/10/2020

London Stock Exchange welcomed Canadian mining firm Wheaton Precious Metals to the Main Market today. Trading in the company's Common Shares commenced at 08.00 a.m. GMT, under the ticker "LSE:WPM".

  • Wheaton Precious Metals is the largest mining listing by market capitalisation in London since 2011.
  • It is the largest Canadian company by market capitalisation to have ever listed in London - across all sectors.
  • Since the start of 2018, there have been 13 Canadian listings in London, including Wheaton Precious Metals, making a total of 28 companies worth a combined USD30.4 billion.
  • Wheaton Precious Metals is now the second largest precious metals-focused company by market capitalisation listed in London.
  • Wheaton Precious Metals is the first major mining streaming company to list in London since Anglo Pacific Group in 1996.

London Stock Exchange offers one of the deepest pools of capital globally and gives high-quality issuers, across all our markets, access to global institutional investors. It is the leading stock exchange for mining companies and accounts for 19% of the total market cap of all listed mining companies worldwide.