The LSE and Shanghai have recently launched a share trading link.

Residential property group Domicil said in April that it is planning an IPO and property developer Gateway launched a share sale in March.

Bank of Ireland has launched a share buy-back programme with a €2.6 million purchase of 275,000 shares.

German utility group RWE fell 5.2% as it launched a share issue to finance its purchase of wind turbine maker Nordex's project development pipeline.