The German stock exchanges saw a 23 percent rise in total traded stocks for January with the total trading volume reaching €536.8 billion. The total included €501.3 billion in equities and €35.5 billion in fixed-income securities. The numbers, based on total turnover statistics, are compared to January 2006 figures, according to a press release by the Deutsche Boerse Group.
More than 97 percent of the German equity transactions and 76.4 percent of the foreign equities were executed on Xetra and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Approximately 12 million transactions were executed on Xetra in January, which is an increase of 40 percent from 2006.
The most liquid stocks according to the Xetra included: Allianz AG was the most liquid DAX blue chip in December, Puma AG was the most liquid MDAX stock, DAX EX was the most liquid equity-based ETF and the ING Groep was the most liquid foreign stock.