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Article: Queen Opens New London Stock Exchange
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- July 27, 2004
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AP Online
07-27-2004
Dateline: LONDON
Queen Elizabeth II opened the new London Stock Exchange Tuesday, moving the bourse from its home of more than 200 years.
The new building at Paternoster Square, near St. Paul's Cathedral, does not have a trading floor, reflecting the style of trading in the electronic age.
Instead, it will be used as a center for meetings and conferences.
The queen officially opened the building by switching on "The Source," a commissioned artwork in the main lobby of the new building that will mark the start and finish of each day's trading.
The new building is a far ...