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SINGAPORE, May 4, 2011 - (ACN Newswire) - Singapore Exchange (SGX) today said its derivatives market experienced higher volume in April.
Securities
- Securities daily average value shrank 4% year on year to $1.6 billion due to continued market uncertainties. Total securities turnover was $32.3 billion, down 8%.
- Exchange traded fund turnover grew 43% year on year to $696 million.
Derivatives
- Derivatives daily average volume was up 12% from a year earlier at 252,401 contracts while total volume rose 3% to 4.9 million contracts.
- Nifty futures trading increased 37% from a year earlier to 1.1 million contracts while FTSE China A50 futures volume was 193,884 contracts in April.
Clearing
- Clearing of OTC interest rate swaps continued to grow with April volume at a notional US$33.6 billion and cumulative volume since the November 2010 launch at a notional US$70.5 billion.
SGX Statistics At A Glance
Mar 2011 Apr 2011
Number of Trading Days (Securities) 23 20
Securities market Turnover Volume (mil shares) 29,119 25,762
Securities market Turnover Value ($mil) 37,180 32,310
Securities Daily Average ($mil) 1,617 1,616
Derivatives Volume 8,484,045 4,851,721
Derivatives Daily Average Volume 381,450 252,401
Total Number of Listed Securities 786 784
Total Market Capitalisation 889,388 901,324
Contact:
Carolyn Lim
Communications
Singapore Exchange (SGX)
T +65 6236 8139
M +65 9171 6648
E carolyn.lim@sgx.com
Topic: Production report
Source: Singapore Exchange (SGX)
Sectors: Daily Finance, Daily News
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