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More than 116 million cash transactions have been completed on Euronext’s cash markets since the beginning of the year, up 52% on the same period last year, making the first half of 2006 the busiest one ever. This represents a daily average of 915,000.
19.9 million transactions were registered in June 2006, up 50% on the same month last year.
Shares
The total number of share transactions in the first half of 2006 has reached a record 111 million, with 19 million transactions completed in June, up 49% on the same month in 2005.
Initial Public Offerings
There were 20 more IPOs on all Euronext markets in June 2006 – a monthly record level, bringing the total number of new listings since the beginning of the year to 62. Those 62 IPOs represent an additional market capitalization of EUR 36.8 billion, with a total amount of EUR 8.6 billion raised. Both the total number and value of new listings so far this year are at their highest since 2001.
NextTrack & NextWarrants
Since the beginning of 2006, year-on-year transactions were up 160% on NextTrack and up 67% on NextWarrants, which includes warrants and certificates, making this half-year the busiest one ever for these products.
Derivatives products
Euronext.liffe, the international derivatives business of Euronext, traded its busiest first half ever. January to June 387 million futures and options contracts were traded, up 27% on the same period in 2005. The Exchange traded a total of 68 million contracts in June 2006, up 12 % on June 2005.
Short-term interest rate products traded 35 million contracts, up 18% January to June. Interest rate products saw strong trading in the first six months of the year, trading 210 million contracts, up 18% on the same period last year.
Euronext.liffe’s individual equity products were again the strongest performers. Over 16 million contracts were traded in June 2006 and 109 million contracts year-to-date, which is up 44 % on the first six months of 2005.
Commodity products traded 844,000 contracts in June 2006, 4.6 million year-to date, up 5% on 2005.
New Weekly options launched on the AEX-index® on 26 May have already seen a total volume of over 230,000 representing an average daily volume of over 11,000. The new weekly options represent on average 8.5% of the total AEX-index® options volumes.
This press release has been prepared using actual volumes for the month, apart from for the last trading day when an estimate based on the average daily volume for the current month is used. Final detailed figures for the month will be published three working days after the end of the month on the Euronext website: www.euronext.com
