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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Goldman Sachs beats rivals as capital markets rally in Q1, (NYSE: TRI), (TSE: TRI.TO)

Goldman Sachs topped global banking league tables for equity capital markets and mergers & acquisitions activities in the first quarter, as buoyant stock markets boosted appetite for dealmaking. The Wall Street heavyweight ranked number one for initial public offerings (IPOs) and common stock sales during the first three months of 2013, raising $24.1 billion in proceeds from 89 issues, according to Thomson Reuters data.Goldman's share of the market was 12.8 percent after rising 4.1 percentage points in the first quarter.Overall equity capital markets activity totalled $187.5 billion during the first quarter, up 21 percent on the same period in 2012 and the strongest annual start for global equity capital markets issuance in two years, the data showed.JP Morgan took top spot in the table for debt capital markets, thanks in part to high volumes of global investment grade and high yield corporate debt underwriting.

Thomson Reuters Corporation (Thomson Reuters) is a provider of information for the world?s businesses and professionals. Shares of TRI remained unchanged at $32.40. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $26.20 and as high as $32.89. On average, 1045460 shares of TRI exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 0.

Thomson Reuters Corporation (Thomson Reuters) is a provider of information for the world?s businesses and professionals. Shares of TRI fell by 0.09% or $-0.03/share to $32.93. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $26.65 and as high as $33.54. On average, 1129430 shares of TRI.TO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 0.



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