Published: February 08, 2011
SGX OTC Clearing and Derivatives Trading Continue to Grow in January
Singapore, Feb 8, 2011 - (ACN Newswire) - Singapore Exchange (SGX) today said volumes achieved by its derivatives market and OTC clearing business increased in January from a year earlier.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Securities Market
- Securities turnover totaled $37.2 billion with an SDAV of $1.8 billion.
- ETF trading more than doubled to $789 million year on year.
Derivatives and Commodities Markets
- Derivatives volume was 5.1 million contracts, up 2% from the previous year. The average daily volume was 260,233.
- Nifty futures(SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index futures) achieved volume of 1.19 million contracts, up 42% from a year earlier, while FTSE China A50 Index futures volume was 62% higher at 214,648 contracts from December.
- Total options volume was 115,486, more than sixtimes that of a year earlier.
- AsiaClear volume in January rose 42% year on year to 16,765 contracts, with OTC iron ore swaps volume up 57% at 4,441 contracts.
SGX Monthly Market Statistics January 2011
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Dec 2010 Jan 2011
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Number of Trading Days (securities) 2321
Securities Market Turnover Volume (mil shares) 25,381 38,001
Securities Market Turnover Value ($million) 28,366 37,180
Securities Daily Average ($million) 1,233 1,770
Derivatives Volume4,867,053 5,110,123
Derivatives Daily Average Volume 223,448 260,233
Total Number of Listed Securities 782 785
Total Market Capitalistion 901,931 899,815
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Source: Singapore Exchange (SGX)
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