The trading value on the Toronto Stock Exchange has today surpassed $1 trillion for the year – the first time trading has ever reached that level.
The year’s trading value record fell on November 21, 2005 when the previous year record of $944.2 billion, set in 2000, was eclipsed. To date, the TSX trading value in 2005 is approximately 29% ahead of last year.
In addition to the trading value record, the Toronto Stock Exchange has also seen 50 million trades on the market, another record-breaking milestone. Trading volume is currently at 59.2 billion shares, which is just below the record of 61.2 billion shares, set in 2004.