London Stock Exchange Group Thursday unveiled a better than forecast 4% rise in third-quarter revenue, helped by growth in its post-trade services and the appreciation of the euro against the pound.

The group, which operates the London Stock Exchange and Italy's Borsa Italiana, recorded revenue in the three months to end-December 2008 of £171m (€182.2m), up from £164.4 million in the same period a year ago.