Equity trading volume on the SIBE platform stood at €65.66bn, up 15% on the same month last year. Trading on the Latibex market was €53 million, 10% up on August 2005.
MEFF trading reached 1.5 million contracts in August. Highlights include Ibex Futures contracts traded (477,495, a rise of 23% on August 2005). Public debt traded on the SENAF platform stood at €13.96bn, an increase of 24.6%.
In August, €65.66bn in equities were traded on the Spanish market via the SIBE platform, a yoy increase of 15%. 1.4 million trades were made. The accumulated trading volume posted since January stood at €695.49bn, up 23% on 2005, while the number of trades carried out increased by over 26%. €53 million was traded on the Latibex market in August, an increase of 10%. The accumulated trading volume stood at €509 million, up 51% on 2005, and the number of trades carried out rose by over 63%. The IBEX 35 rose 2.76% during the month, with a gain of 13.1%. The return on the IBEX 35 (including dividends) for the same period stands at 16%. The accumulated return offered by the IBEX MEDIUM CAP and IBEX SMALL CAP indices is 18.47% and 20.16%, respectively. The accumulated return on the FTSE Latibex TOP index is 0.68%.
Exchange traded funds showed an effective trading volume of €102 million, with 300 trades made.
Trading volumes on the warrants and certificates market in August 2006 came in at €164 million, with 29,218 trades carried out. The accumulated figure to August 2006 was €1.887bn, up 27% on 2005. The number of trades made rose by 36%.
1,523,561 futures and options were traded on the MEFF in August 2006. The most heavily traded option on this market was IBEX 35 Futures, with 477,495 contracts exchanging hands, 23% up on August 2005. There were 102,773 Mini IBEX Futures traded (up 23%). To August, a total of 29 million contracts have been traded on the MEFF market, an increase of 25% on the same period last year. Highlights are: IBEX 35 Futures (4.1 million contracts, +26%), Stock Options (8 million contracts, +36%) and Mini IBEX Futures (1 million contracts, +37% vs.2005).
Corporate debt traded on the AIAF in August stood at €869.876bn, putting the accumulated volume at €567.999bn, in line with last year’s figure of €574.52bn. New issues in August amounted to €38.62bn, vs. €19bn in August 2005. The accumulated volume between January and August stood at €337.91bn. The outstanding balance at the end of the month was €549.198bn, up 38.6% on the year.
Volume traded on the SENAF public debt electronic trading platform in August was €13.96bn, up 24.6% vs. 2005.