Turnover On Spanish Equity Market Up 30% In October

Accumulated share trading volume on the Spanish exchanges up to October exceeded by 7.22% that posted all through 2003. In October trading in equities on the Spanish market through SIBE reached EUR 58.64 bn, 30% up on the same month

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Accumulated share trading volume on the Spanish exchanges up to October exceeded by 7.22% that posted all through 2003.

In October trading in equities on the Spanish market through SIBE reached EUR 58.64 bn, 30% up on the same month last year. Trading volumes up to October on the Latibex market also hit a record high, with 302 million euros. On 28 October, daily trading volume on the warrants market was the highest ever since its creation. The volume of premiums traded reached EUR 15.2 million on that day. Accumulated trading volume in futures on the Ibex 35 index from January exceeded that posted all through 2003, with 3.61 million contracts traded, a 23 % on the year. Accumulated corporate debt trading on AIAF was up by 49% on the same period last year.

In October trading in equities on the Spanish market through SIBE reached EUR 58.64 bn, up 35% on the previous month and up 30% on the same period last year.

In the first 10 months of 2004 the value of share trading was EUR 530.01 bn, up 30% on the same period last year and 7.22% up on the year, thus breaking the annual record trading set last year.

Between January and October trading on Latibex reached EUR 302 million, a 30% increase over the same month in 2003. This figure exceeds by 6.60% the volume posted all through 2003, thus breaking the annual record high set last year.

The return on the IBEX 35 index in October was 4.85 %. The return on the IBEX 35 from January was 8.80%, that on the IBEX 35 with dividends was 11.71% and that on the FTSE Latibex Top index was 17.18%.

Trading volumes in October on the warrants and certificates market came in at EUR 160 million, which represents a 23% increase over the previous month in 2003 and a daily average volume of over 7 million euros.

On October, 28 daily trading volume on the warrants market was the highest ever since its creation. The volume of premiums traded reached EUR 15.2 million on that day.

Accumulated trading volume in 2004 exceeded EUR 1.54 bn million euros, 4.35% up on the same period in 2003.

Futures and options traded through MEFF in October 2004 came in at 1.59 million contracts, 9% up on the same month last year.

Accumulated trading volume in futures on the Ibex 35 index from January exceeded that posted all through 2003, with 3.61 million contracts traded, a 23 % increase compared to the same period last year. Trading in Mini Futures up to October was 1.01 million contracts , up 8.4% on the same period last year.

Corporate debt trading on AIAF in October reached EUR 51.84 bn, a 37 % increase compared to the same period last year. Accumulated trading volumes posted in the first ten months of the year was EUR 453.37 bn, 49% up on the same period last year.

The increase posted in new issues up to October was similar to that in trading volume, by 50%, reaching EUR 260.21 bn. New issues in October amounted to EUR 24.93 bn. The outstanding balance at the end of the month was EUR 278.82 bn.

The trading volume on SENAF, the Spanish public debt trading platform, in October was EUR 31.83 bn, which represents 82.2% of the total trading volume posted on all Spanish electronic debt trading platforms.

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