“We have seen strong listings activity across all sectors,” said Rik Parkhill, Senior Vice-President, Toronto Stock Exchange. “We are the 7th largest exchange in the world in terms of domestic market capitalization and we are world leaders in mining and energy listings and financing.”
Of the new TSX issuers, 132 were Initial Public Offerings and 46 were graduates from TSX Venture Exchange. 134 of the new listings are classifed as Industrials, 42 as oil and gas and 41 mining issuers. There have been 97 structured products listed on TSX so far in 2005 - 56 of these were investment funds or split share corporations, 1 Exchange Traded Fund and 41 income trusts.
Toronto Stock Exchange provides issuers with a broad range of benefits including opportunities to access public equity capital efficiently, liquidity for investors and the prestige and market exposure associated with being listed on Canada’s senior market. Issuers list a number of different types of securities on Toronto Stock Exchange, including conventional securities and innovative equityrelated products such as exchange traded funds and income trusts.
