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In May €212.7 billion were turned over on Xetra and on the floor of Börse Frankfurt – a rise of 10 percent year-on-year (May 2006: €193 billion). Thereof €198,5 billion were traded on Xetra gaining 11 percent year-on-year (May 2006: €178.5 billion) and €14.2 billion on the floor. German equities accounted for €200 billion, foreign equities comprising €12 billion. More than 97 percent of the transaction volume with German equities was executed at Börse Frankfurt. Almost 79.2 percent of foreign equities were traded on Xetra and on the floor.
In the entire month 13.5 million transactions were executed on Xetra, a rise of 17 percent year-on-year (May 2006: 11.5 million).
DaimlerChrysler AG was the strongest DAX® stock on Xetra in May at €16.7 billion. Merck KGAA was the top MDAX® stock at €1.4 billion while Air Berlin led the SDAX® stock at €287.6 million and Solarworld AG headed the TecDAX® at €908 million. At €3.6 billion, the DAX EX was once again the exchange-traded fund with the largest turnover.
On all stock exchanges in Germany €233.8 billion were traded in May according to orderbook turnover statistics – a rise of 9.8 percent compared year-on-year (May 2006: €212.9 billion). This total included €225.6 billion in equities, warrants and exchange-traded funds, as well as €8.1 billion in fixed-income securities.
