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BM&FBOVESPA announced March 2012 market performance. Check the highlights:
- BM&F segment’s markets total 65,841,816 contracts, compared to 47,434,891 in February.
- Securities lending totals BRL 81.25 billion.
- BM&FBOVESPA traded companies pay shareholders BRL 3.6 billion in the month.
In March 2012, the equities market’s (BOVESPA segment) financial volume totaled BRL 157.36 billion in 16,150,473 trades, with daily averages of BRL 7.00 billion and 734,112 trades.
In February, financial volume totaled BRL 157.36 billion, the total number of trades 15,211,530, and the daily averages BRL 8.28 billion and 800,607 trades respectively.
Derivatives markets in the BM&F segment (including financial and commodities derivatives) totaled 65,841,816 contracts and BRL 4.48 trillion in volume in March, compared to 47,434,891 contracts and BRL 3.11 trillion in February. Open interest contracts ended the last trading day of March with 31,932,186 positions, compared to 28,069,463 in February.
- Vale, Petrobras, Itauunibanco, OGX Petróleo and Bradesco have largest financial volume in March
- Ibovespa ends March down 1.97%
- Usiminas, Duratex, Hypermarcas, Embraer and TAM have the biggest gains in March
- Overall market capitalization grows
- Exchange traded companies pay out BRL 3.60 billion to shareholders in March
- Securities lending totals BRL 81.25 billion financial volume in March
- More interest rate futures (ID) contracts traded in March
- More mini contracts traded in March
- More agribusiness futures, agribusiness options on futures contracts traded in March
- More spot gold contracts traded on the Exchange in March
- More spot US Dollar trades in March
Vale, Petrobras, Itauunibanco, OGX Petróleo and Bradesco have largest financial volume in March
The most traded stocks in March were: Vale PNA, with BRL 15.71 billion; Petrobras PN with BRL 11.41 billion; Itauunibanco PN, with BRL 6.20 billion; OGX Petróleo ON, with BRL 5.80 billion; and Bradesco PN, with BRL 4.17 billion.
Ibovespa ends March down 1.97%
The Ibovespa ended March at 64,510 points, down 1.97% from the previous month.
Usiminas, Duratex, Hypermarcas, Embraer and TAM have the biggest gains in March
The best performing stocks were: Usiminas ON (+29.11%); Duratex ON (+19.77%); Hypermarcas ON (+14.94%); Embraer ON (+14.38%) and TAM S/A PN (+13.75%). The worst performing stocks were: B2W Varejo ON (-24.55%); Gol PN (-18.68%); PDG Realty ON (-14.03%), Dasa ON (-12.44%); and OGX Petróleo ON (-11.18%).
Overall market capitalization grows
Market capitalization of the 372 companies listed on the BM&FBOVESPA in March was BRL 2.56 trillion, compared to BRL 2.54 trillion for the 372 companies listed in February.
Exchange traded companies pay out BRL 3.60 billion to shareholders in March
In March of 2012, the companies traded on BM&FBOVESPA paid shareholders BRL 3.60 billion, of which BRL 2.59 billion in interest on shareholders’ equity and BRL 842.79 million in dividends. In February the payout totaled BRL 2.75 billion, of which BRL 2.21 billion in interest on shareholders’ equity and BRL 390.75 million in dividends.
Securities lending totals BRL 81.25 billion financial volume in March
In March, the total number of securities lending transactions reached 117,648, compared to 110,886 in February. Financial volume was BRL 81.25 billion in March from BRL 72.43 billion the previous month.
More interest rate futures (ID) contracts traded in March
In March, interest rate futures (ID) traded 33,955,764 contracts, in contrast to 20,167,692 in February. US Dollar futures ended the month of March with 8,406,703 contracts, compared to 7,412,793 in the previous month. Ibovespa futures traded 1,897,121 contracts, compared to 1,679,378 in February. The Euro futures contract (EUR) registered 69,563 contracts, in contrast to 43,076 contracts in February.
More mini contracts traded in March
The derivatives market for mini contracts traded 2,969,171 contracts in March, compared to 2,647,440 in February. Of this total, the futures market for Ibovespa mini contracts traded 2,741,171, compared to 2,448,391 contracts in the previous month. Mini US Dollar futures traded 226,747 contracts, compared to 198,045 in February. Mini futures contracts ended March with 31,149 open interest contracts, compared to 24,094 in the previous month.
More agribusiness futures, agribusiness options on futures contracts traded in March
In March, the BM&FBOVESPA agribusiness derivatives market (including futures and options) totaled 199,219 contracts traded, compared to 136,041 in February. Agribusiness markets totaled 130,117 open interest contracts, in contrast to 155,803 in the previous month.
Live cattle futures and options totaled 79,192 contracts traded in March, compared to 50,430 in February. Corn futures and options totaled 72,713 contracts traded, compared to 47,722 in February. Arabica coffee ended March with 29,870 contracts, compared to 25,995 in February. Hydrous ethanol futures totaled 9,308 contracts, compared to 6,056 in February. Soybean derivatives totaled 8,136 contracts traded in March, against 5,838 the previous month.
More spot gold contracts traded on the Exchange in March
The spot gold market (250 grams) traded, in March, 493 contracts, compared to 270 contracts in February. Spot gold market volume totaled BRL 11.80 million, compared to BRL 6.45 million in the previous month.
More spot US Dollar trades in March
There were 1,219 spot US Dollar transactions totaling USD2.74 billion in March, from 819 and USD1.92 billion in February. US Dollar transactions in the Brazilian interbank market, registered for settlement with the Foreign Exchange Clearinghouse, totaled 5,300 transactions and USD49.80 billion, from 3,102 transactions and USD43.71 billion in February.
