BM&FBOVESPA announces February’s trading performance. The month’s highlights are record total and daily average number of trades in the Bovespa segment, record co-location trading in the Bovespa segment, record number of securities lending transactions and record volume of hydrous ethanol contracts traded.
In February 2011, equity markets (Bovespa segment) traded BRL 145.67 billion, in a record 10,897,755 trades, with daily averages of BRL 7.28 billion and a record 544,888 trades (the previous record was 511,041 in October 2010), in comparison to January when total volume reached BRL 129.49 billion, in 9,304,931 trades, with daily averages of BRL 6.47 billion and 465,247 trades.
Derivatives markets in the BM&F segment (including financial and commodities derivatives) totaled 56,375,869 contracts and BRL 3.39 trillion in volume in February, compared to 53,040,432 contracts and BRL 3.97 trillion in January. The daily average of contracts traded in the derivatives markets in February was 2,818,793 contracts, in contrast to 2,525,735 in January. Open interest contracts ended the last trading day of February with 38,251,129 positions, compared to 31,451,156 in January.
- Petrobras, Vale, OGX Petróleo and Itaú Unibanco are the stocks with the largest financial volume in the month
- Ibovespa ends February up 1.21%
- New investment club registrations total 35 in February
- Average daily trading via Home Broker hit 285,872 trades in February
- Record number of securities lending transactions
- BM&FBOVESPA posts records for Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) in February.
- Foreign investors lead equity investments on the Exchange in February
- See the turnover in financial derivatives
- Record volume of hydrous ethanol contracts traded
- Derivatives market for mini contracts traded 1,700,568 contracts in February
- Volumes and trades by Direct Market Access (DMA) - Bovespa Segment
Petrobras, Vale, OGX Petróleo and Itaú Unibanco are the stocks with the largest financial volume in the month
The most traded stocks in February were: Petrobras PN with BRL 16.1 billion; Vale PNA, with BRL 14.15 billion; OGX Petróleo ON, with BRL 7.44 billion; Itauunibanco PN, with BRL 5.64 billion; and Petrobras ON, with BRL 4.23 billion.
Ibovespa ends February up 1.21%
The Ibovespa ended February at 67,383 points, up 1.21% from the previous month.
The best performing stocks were: PORTX ON (+13.82%); LLX Log ON (+13.50%); OGX Petróleo ON (+13.02%); Eletrobras PNB (+12.28%); and Petrobras ON (+8.49%). The worst performing stocks were: Cyrela Realty ON (-10.10%); B2W ON (-9.42%); Ecodiesel ON (-8.79%); GOL PN(-7.52%); and Fibria ON (-6.72%).
New investment club registrations total 35 in February
BM&FBOVESPA ended February with 3,008 investment clubs and 35 new registrations. Total liquid assets reached BRL 10.99 billion and the number of participants reached 131,638, according to the latest available data.
Average daily trading via Home Broker hit 285,872 trades in February
Average daily trading via Home Broker hit 285,872 trades in February, compared to 245,000 trades the previous month. The total number of trades reached 5,717,442 in February, compared to 4,899,995 trades in January. The volume in Home Broker trades totaled a record BRL 45.03 billion in February, compared to BRL 37.96 billion in January. Home Broker’s participation in the stock market’s total volume in February was 26.23%, compared to 26.33% in January. In February the number of brokerage firms offering Home Broker was 68, the same as the previous month.
Record number of securities lending transactions
In February, the total number of securities lending transactions reached a record 107,063, compared to 98,352 transactions in January. Financial volume was BRL 48.37 billion in February from BRL 59.05 billion in January.
See the turnover in financial derivatives
In February, interest rate futures (ID) traded 25,951,848 contracts, in contrast to 23,128,405 in January. The US dollar futures ended the month of February with 5,087,373 contracts, compared to 5,451,925 in the previous month. The Ibovespa futures traded 1,730,747 contracts, compared to 1,109,490 in January. The Euro futures contract (EUR) registered 33,690 contracts, in contrast to 61,290 contracts in January.
Record volume of hydrous ethanol contracts traded
In February, the BM&FBOVESPA agribusiness derivatives market (including futures and options) totaled 165,445 contracts traded, compared to 157,202 in January. Agribusiness markets totaled 150,755 open interest contracts, in contrast to 132,483 in the previous month.
Hydrous ethanol futures totaled a record 6,130 contracts, compared to the previous record of 5,486 in December. In January there were 3,221 contracts traded. Live cattle futures and options totaled 62,311 contracts traded in February, compared to 61,105 in January. Arabica coffee ended February with 43,706 contracts, compared to 43,758 in January. Soybeans totaled 9,824 contracts, compared to 7,572 in January, and corn futures and options totaled 42,819 contracts traded, compared to 41,480 in January.
Derivatives market for mini contracts traded 1,700,568 contracts in February
The derivatives market for mini contracts traded 1,700,568 contracts in February, compared to 1,242,623 in January. Of this total, the futures market for Ibovespa mini contracts traded 1,583,452, compared to 1,073,007 contracts in the previous month. Mini U.S. dollar futures traded 114,737 contracts, compared to 167,211 in January. Mini futures contracts ended February with 22,113 open interest contracts, compared to 35,121 in the previous month
Volumes and trades by Direct Market Access (DMA) - Bovespa Segment
In February, BOVESPA market segment transactions carried out through Direct Market Access (DMA) via co-location registered a record financial volume of BRL 4,221,936,000.00 and a record 697,943 trades. The previous records were BRL 2,512,390,000.00 and 385,960 trades in January.