The acquisition trades involving London-listed companies are causing the united kingdom's stock market to shrink at its fastest rate in over a decade. Data shows that approximately 45 companies have been (delisted) from the London market this year due to mergers and acquisitions, which is an increase of 10% compared to the entire last year. This is the highest number of companies leaving the united kingdom market since 2010, and the transaction scale targeting united kingdom companies has surged by 81% this year, exceeding 160 billion dollars.