The London Stock Exchange is shrinking – but Julia Hoggett is still an optimist

The London Stock Exchange is shrinking – but Julia Hoggett is still an optimistJulia Hoggett said we should not 'talk ourselves down'The London Stock Exchange’s two flagship indexes are trading near all-time highs. The London Stock Exchange’s famous ‘orb’The London Stock Exchange’s testing 2026More than 30 companies have already left or are poised to leave London’s main market so far this year. Reports of the London Stock Exchange’s death are, in Hoggett’s eyes, greatly exaggerated. And on Wednesday, Bodycote – an industrials stalwart listed on the London Stock Exchange for over 50 years – disclosed two near-identical takeover bids from buyout giants CVC and Veritas. But the London Stock Exchange’s Private Securities Market is showing signs of life.