- In August trading in equities on the Spanish market through SIBE reached € 56.93 bn, 76% up on the same month in 2004.
- The value of trading in Latibex came in at € 48 million, all time high.
- Trading on MEFF was 1.71 million contracts, 64% more than in the same period 2004. Worth noting is the volume posted in Stock Options, at 812,864 contracts - 113% up on the year- and Ibex 35 Futures, at 387,397 contracts -23% up on the year.
- Trading volume in Corporate Debt on AIAF in August was € 76.96
bn, 53% up on the year.
Equities
In August trading in equities on the Spanish market through SIBE amounted to € 56.93 bn, which represents a year on year increase of 76%. During the month more than 1.1 million bargains were carried out on the market, 53% up on 2004.
The accumulated value posted from the beginning of the year was € 564. 068 bn, 31,8% up on the year.
The value of trading on Latibex, the market in Euros for Latin American stocks, came in at € 48 million, 70% up on the year and a monthly record high in trading volume. The number of trades on the market has increased by 105%, also setting a monthly record high.
The return on the IBEX 35® index was down 1.05% in August, bringing the accumulated return on the index from January to 10,22%. The return on the IBEX 35® with dividends in the same period was 12,95%. The return on the IBEX MEDIUM CAP® and IBEX SMALL CAP® indices in the first eight months was 31,37% and 33,09% respectively.
The FTSE Latibex Top posted a return of 4.61%, and the accumulated return on the index over the year was 38.34%
Warrants and Certificates
Trading volumes on the warrants and certificates market in August was € 174 million, 55% up on the same month last year. Over 27,1000 trades were executed in this month, 37% up on August 2004.
Futures and options
Trading volume in MEFF Options and Futures in August was 1.7 million contracts, 64% up on the same month last year.
Trading volume was particularly heavy in IBEX 35 Futures, at 387,397 contracts traded - 23% up on the year. Trading in Stock Options reached 812.864 contracts, posting a 113% year on year increase. Trading in Stock Futures was 162,228 contracts, posting a 70% year on year increase.
The volume of contracts traded on MEFF in the first eight months of the year was 23.29 million, which represents a 44% increase on the same period last year. Futures on the Ibex 35, MEFF’s spearhead product, reached 3.2 million contracts, 10% up on the year. Single stock futures, at 10.5 million contracts, posted growth of 78% and Ibex 35 Options, at 2.9 million contracts, posted a 58% year on year increase.
Corporate Debt
Corporate Debt trading on AIAF in August reached € 76.96 bn, a 53 % increase compared to the same period last year. The accumulated value posted from the beginning of the year was € 574.528 bn, 65% up on the year.
New issues in August came in at € 19.08 bn. This brings the figure for the first eight months of the year to € 267.523 bn, 25% up on the last year. The outstanding balance at the end of August was € 396.064 bn, 46% up on the same period in 2004.
SENAF
In August trading volume on the public debt trading platform SENAF was € 11.20 bn.
