In May 2010, equity markets (Bovespa segment) reached a total volume of BRL 152.93 billion, in 10,261.145 trades (a record), with daily averages of BRL 7.28 billion and 488,626 trades, respectively. In April, total volume reached BRL 138.74 billion, 8,098,072 trades, with daily averages of BRL 6.93 billion and 404,904 trades, respectively.
Derivatives markets in the BM&F segment (including financial and commodities derivatives) totaled 52,063,826 contracts and BRL 3,57 trillion in volume in May. The daily average of contracts traded in the derivatives markets in May was 2,479,230 contracts, in contrast to 3,053,532 in April. Open interest contracts ended the last trading day of May with 38,458,593 positions, compared to 36,074,650 in April.
The Ibovespa ended May down 6.6% at 63,046 points. Best performing stocks were: TIM Participações S/A ON (+14.92%); Telemar ON (+14.35%); Telemar PN (+13.45%); Telemar Norte Leste PNA (+11.61%); and TIM Participações S/A PN (+9.07%) . The worst performing stocks were: Ecodiesel ON (-27.83%); B2W Varejo ON (-20.25%); Usiminas PNA (-18.20%); Usiminas ON (-17.61%); and TAM S/A PN (-17.40%).
Foreign investors were responsible for 28.26% of the total volume
In April, institutional investors were responsible for 34.60% of the total volume, compared to 31.39% in March. Foreign investors came next, with 28.26%, compared to 25.81%; individual investors had 25.41%, compared to 30.67%; financial institutions, with 9.35%, compared to 9.81%; companies, with 2.30%, compared to 2.26%; and other types of investors with 0.09%, compared to 0.06%.
Foreign Investment: BRL 5,546,457,300.40
The net flow of foreign investment into the Brazilian stock market in 2010 as of May reached BRL 5,546,457,300.40 , which is the combined result of the amount of BRL 8,335,731,963.40 in acquisitions carried out by foreign investors in the stock offerings and the negative balance of BRL 2,789,274,663.00 in direct trading at BM&FBOVESPA.
In May, the financial volume traded by foreign investors in the stock market was a negative BRL 1,507,659,901.00 , which is the net balance between stock sales of BRL 45,747,186,560.00 and stock purchases of BRL 44,239,526,659.00 .
The foreign investor participation in stock offerings, including IPOs, represented 67.5% of the total BRL 12,350,306,815.00 in transactions related to the publication of the closing announcement dates ending on June 2nd, 2010.
Financial volume registered in May by the seven BM&FBOVESPA Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) reached BRL 610.75 million
The financial volume registered in May by the seven BM&FBOVESPA Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) reached BRL 610.75 million, in contrast to BRL 661.45 million in April. ETFs BRAX11, CSMO11, MOBI11, BOVA11, SMAL11, MILA11 and PIBB11 registered 15,.970 trades. In the previous month, the number of trades was 13,991 . ETF BOVA11 reached the highest financial volume in May, with BRL 482.46 million, in comparison to BRL 495.09 in April.
Volumes and Trades – Financial Derivatives
In May, interest rate futures (ID) traded 22,619,485 contracts, in contrast to 31,850,132 in April. The US dollar futures ended the month with 10,033,565 contracts, compared to 7,845,885 in the previous month. The Ibovespa futures traded 1,987,020 contracts, compared to 1,556,020 . The Euro futures contract (EUR) registered 55,215 contracts, in contrast to 31,685 contracts in April.
Volumes and Trades – Agribusiness Derivatives
In May, the BM&FBOVESPA agribusiness derivatives market (including futures and options) totaled 165,423 contracts traded, compared to 188.336 in April. Agribusiness markets totaled 141,129 open interest contracts, in contrast to 144,450 in the previous month.
