SINGAPORE, Apr 3, 2013 - (ACN Newswire) - Singapore Exchange (SGX) today said its trading and clearing volumes continued to grow in March.
Securities
- Securities daily average value (SDAV) was 20% higher year-on-year at $1.6 billion and 11% lower month-on-month.
- Total value traded was up 9% year-on-year and flat month-on-month at $31.5 billion.
- Exchange traded funds turnover declined 57% year-on-year and 19% month-on-month to $267 million.
- Value of bond listings declined 40% year-on-year and grew 12% month-on-month to $15 billion. The two largest bond listings in March were the US$1 billion 1.85% and US$500 million 3.5% notes issued by Mizuho Corporate Bank.
Derivatives
- Derivatives daily average volume (DDAV) grew 34% year-on-year and declined 8% month-on-month to 473,028 contracts.
- Volume in March 2013 was up 27% year-on-year and 10% month-on-month to 9.56 million contracts.
- Open interest reached a new record high of 3.17 million contracts on 7 March.
- Equity index futures volume grew 23% year-on-year and 11% month-on-month to 8.6 million contracts.
- Equity index options volume doubled year-on-year to 793,354 contracts, driven by growth in the Nikkei 225 Index Options. On a month-on-month basis, it was down 3%.
- Open interest on equity index options more than doubled year-on-year to 1.76 million contracts at the end of March. This was 5% higher month-on-month. Open interest on equity index futures increased 16% year-on-year and decreased 18% month-on-month to 1.03 million contracts at the end of March.
Commodities
- Volume of commodity swaps cleared grew 82% year-on-year and 19% month-on-month to 43,055 contracts. Volume of iron ore swaps cleared tripled year-on-year to 37,005 contracts. This was 15% higher month-on-month.
- SICOM rubber futures trading grew 35% year-on-year and was flat month-on-month at 24,634 contracts.
OTC Financial Derivatives Clearing
- Volume of new interest rate swaps cleared in March was S$3.9 billion, 37% lower year-on-year and month-on-month.
SGX March 2013 Statistics At A Glance
Feb 2013 Mar 2013
Number of Trading Days (Securities) 18 20
Securities Market Turnover Volume (mil shares) 109,281 89,533
Securities Market Turnover Value ($million) 31,715 31,514
Securities Daily Average ($million) 1,762 1,576
Derivatives Volume 8,670,685 9,559,845
Derivatives Daily Average Volume 512,551 473,028
Total Number of Listed Securities 772 772
Total Market Capitalisation ($million) 973,803 992,889
Contact:
Loh Wei Ling
Communications
Tel: +65 6236 8157
Email: weiling.loh@sgx.com
Carolyn Lim
Communications
Tel: +65 6236 8139
Email: carolyn.lim@sgx.com
Topic: Production report
Source: Singapore Exchange (SGX)
Sectors: Daily Finance, Daily News
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