In April, the BM&FBOVESPA agribusiness derivatives market (including futures and options) totaled 167,619 contracts traded, compared to 168,499 in March. Agribusiness markets totaled 118,299 open interest contracts, in contrast to 101,434 in the previous month. Options on commodity futures totaled 21,273 contracts in April, against 12,708 the previous month. The highlight was for options on live cattle futures at 14,536 contracts from 8,033 the previous month.
The new cash-settled soybean futures contract, launched in January, totaled 4,672 contracts traded in April, against 1,013 the previous month.
Live cattle futures and options totaled 76,945 contracts traded in April, compared to 63,750 in March. Arabica coffee ended April with 38,082 contracts, compared to 36,975 in March. Corn futures and options totaled 38,349 contracts traded, compared to 44,393 in March. Hydrous ethanol futures totaled 7,499 contracts, compared to 9,584 in March.
Equity markets traded BRL 127.04 billion, in 9,864,428 trades, with daily averages of BRL 6.68 billion and 519,180 trades, in comparison to March when total volume reached BRL 135.68 billion, in 10,321,974 trades, with daily averages of BRL 6.46 billion and 491,523 trades.
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- Vale, Petrobras, OGX, Itauunibanco and Gerdau have largest trading volumes of the month
- Ibovespa ends April 3.57% lower
- Institutional investors lead equity investments in April
- ISE ends month 1.78% lower
- Average daily trading volume via internet (Home Broker) grows
- Volume grows in secondary bond market
- Financial volume in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) reaches record level April
- More contracts traded and financial volume higher for spot gold
Vale, Petrobras, OGX, Itauunibanco and Gerdau have largest trading volumes of the month
The most traded stocks in April were: Vale PNA, with BRL 13.86 billion; Petrobras PN with BRL 10.81 billion; OGX Petróleo ON, with BRL 9.02 billion; Itauunibanco PN, with BRL 4.50 billion; and Gerdau PN, with BRL 3.58 billion.
Ibovespa ends April 3.57% lower
The Ibovespa ended April at 66,132 points, down 3.57% from the previous month.
The best performing stocks were: Lojas Renner ON (+12.47%); Marfrig ON (+11.03%); Ambev PN (+10.23%); Rossi Residencial ON (+8.38%); and Vivo PN (+7.19%). The worst performing stocks were: Usiminas PNA (-18.23%); OGX ON (-14.05%); Petrobras ON (-11.05%); PORTX ON (-10.36%); and Petrobras PN (-9.77%).
Institutional investors lead equity investments in April
In April, institutional investors were responsible for 33.88% of the total volume, compared to 34.73% in March. Foreign investors came next, with 33.57%, compared to 32.44%; individual investors had 21.16%, compared to 22.62%; financial institutions, with 9.86%, compared to 8.13%; companies, with 1.49%, compared to 2.05%; and other types of investors with 0.03%, unchanged for the previous month.
Average daily trading volume via internet (Home Broker) grows
Average daily trading via Home Broker hit 255,431 trades in April, compared to 245,282 trades the previous month. The total number of trades reached 4,853,185 in April, compared to 5,150,916 trades in March. The volume in Home Broker trades totaled BRL 36.32 billion in April, compared to BRL 41.39 billion in March. Home Broker’s participation in the stock market’s total volume in April was 24.60%, compared to 24.95% in March. In April the number of brokerage firms offering Home Broker was 68, the same as the previous month.
Volume grows in secondary bond market
In April, the trading volume for the secondary market, counting both the Bovespa Fix and the Soma Fix, totaled BRL 54.73 million, compared to BRL 11.65 million in March. Of this total, debentures accounted for BRL 27.14 million, Mortgage Backed Securities (CRI) accounted for BRL 6.48 million and Receivables Investment Funds (FIDC) for BRL 21.11 million.
More contracts traded and financial volume higher for spot gold
The spot gold market (250 grams) traded, in April, 2,193 contracts, compared to 2,185 contracts in March. Spot gold market volume totaled BRL 42.98 million, compared to BRL 43.01 million in the previous month.