LSE says link between London and Shanghai on track

Trading link: An employee walks past FTSE 100 share price information displayed on an illuminated rotating cube in the atrium of the LSE. The Shanghai-London Stock Connect will for the first time allow international investors to access mainland-traded China A-Shares via depository receipts traded in the UK. — Bloomberg

LONDON: London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LSE) says the long-anticipated bridge between stock exchanges in London and Shanghai is on track to begin operation before year-end.

“The stated intention by the British and Chinese governments is to have it up and running by the end of this year,” Charlie Walker, head of equity primary markets at LSE, said in a London interview.