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Source: Singapore Exchange (SGX)
SGX Derivatives Volume at All-time High in March

SINGAPORE, Apr 5, 2011 - (ACN Newswire) - Singapore Exchange (SGX) today said its derivatives daily average volume reached an all-time high in March while securities and clearing activities grew from a year earlier.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

Securities Market

-- Turnover rose 22% year on year to $37.2 billion with a securities daily average volume of $1.6 billion.
-- ETF trading more than doubled to $1.08 billion from a year earlier.

Derivatives Market

-- Volume was 8.5 million contracts, up 79% from the previous year. Daily average volume was a record-high 381,451 contracts, 19% higher than the previous peak of 320,022 in October 2008.
-- Nikkei 225 Index futures volume more than doubled year on year to 4.9 million contracts while S&P CNX Nifty futures volume increased 68% to 1.2 million contracts. FTSE A50 futures continued to be active with 203,586 contracts traded and open interest of 37,353.

Commodities Market

-- LME-SGX metal futures trading increased and total volume in March was 38,922 contracts.

Clearing Business

-- Clearing of Iron Ore Swaps rose 54% to 4,257 contracts from a year earlier.
-- Clearing of OTC financial derivatives continued to gain momentum with a notional US$12.7 billion of interest rate swaps cleared in March.

SGX Monthly Market Statistics March 2011
                                                Feb 2011     March 2011
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Number of Trading Days (securities)                   18             23 
Securities Market Turnover Volume (mil shares)    24,159         29,119 
Securities Market Turnover Value ($million)       31,467         37,180
Securities Daily Average ($million)                1,748          1,617 
Derivatives Volume                             5,209,256      8,484,045 
Derivatives Daily Average Volume                 300,495        381,451 
Total Number of Listed Securities                    784            785
Total Market Capitalistion                       859,028        889,388
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Contact:
Singapore Exchange
Carolyn Lim
Communications
Tel: +65 6236 8139
Email: carolyn.lim@sgx.com

Joan Lew
Communications
Tel: +65 6236 8658
Email: joan@sgx.com




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Source: Singapore Exchange (SGX)

Sectors: Daily Finance, Daily News
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