IPOS on U.S. Exchanges in 2009 Total Almost $2.5 Billion

According to a NYSE Euronext press release, through first-half 2009, 11 IPOs on the NYSE raised a total of $2.2 billion in proceeds. Three IPOs listed on Nasdaq OMX during that time period raised $268 million.  The press release says that the NYSE amount is the most among major exchanges in Europe and the U.S.