- Decrease of the value of trade in equities on the Electronic Order Book[1] on the GPW Main Market by 22.7% YoY to PLN 14.2 billion in April 2018
- Decrease of the total volume of trade in derivatives by 2.4% YoY to 522.6 thousand contracts in April 2018
- Increase of the value of issues of non-Treasury bonds listed on Catalyst by 28.5% YoY to PLN 79.1 billion
- Increase of the total volume of trade in electricity by 129.7% to 18.1 TWh in April 2018
- Decrease of the total volume of transactions in gas by 22.1% YoY to 5.7 TWh in April 2018
- Increase of the volume of spot trade in property rights to certificates of origin[2] by 4.1% to 5.8 TWh in April 2018
The total value of trade in equities on the GPW Main Market was PLN 14.4 billion in April 2018, representing a decrease of 27.7% year on year. The value of trade in equities on the Electronic Order Book decreased by 22.7% year on year to PLN 14.2 billion in April 2018. The average daily value of trade in equities on the Electronic Order Book stood at PLN 712.0 million in April 2018, a decrease of 30.4% year on year. The WIG index stood at 59,932.46 points at the end of April 2018, representing a decrease of 2.8% year on year.
The total value of trade in equities on NewConnect decreased by 37.6% year on year to PLN 79.0 million in April 2018. The value of trade in equities on the Electronic Order Book on NewConnect was PLN 73.2 million in April 2018, a decrease of 33.3% year on year.
The total volume of trade in derivatives was 522.6 thousand contracts in April 2018, representing a decrease of 2.4% year on year. The volume of trade in index futures was 303 thousand contracts in April 2018, representing a decrease of 6.8% year on year. The volume of trade in currency futures increased by 52.2% to 112.0 thousand contracts compared to 73.6 thousand in April 2017.
The value of non-Treasury bond issues listed on Catalyst was PLN 79.1 billion at the end of April 2018 compared to PLN 61.6 billion at the end of April 2017.[3] The value of trade in non-Treasury bonds on the Electronic Order Book on Catalyst increased by 23.5% year on year to PLN 183.8 million in April 2018.
The total value of trade in bonds on TBSP was PLN 35.4 billion in April 2018, representing an increase of 15.7% year on year.
The total volume of spot and forward transactions in electricity was 18.1 TWh in April 2018, representing an increase of 129.7% year on year. The volume of forward transactions in electricity increased by 172.9% year on year to 15.9 TWh in April 2018.
The total volume of transactions in natural gas was 5.7 TWh in April 2018, representing a decrease of 22.1% year on year. The volume of trade on the spot market decreased by 28.6% to 1.9 TWh. The volume of trade on the forward market decreased by 18.5% and stood at 3.8 TWh.
The volume of spot transactions in property rights to certificates of origin excluding the rights to certificates of energy efficiency (“white certificates”)[4] was 5.8 TWh in April 2018, representing an increase of 4.1% year on year. The volume of trade in property rights to certificates of origin of energy efficiency (“white certificates”) decreased by 25.7% year on year to 14.0 ktoe[5] in April 2018.
The capitalisation of 426 domestic companies listed on the Main Market was PLN 616.48 billion (EUR 146.07 billion) at the end of April 2018. The total capitalisation of 476 domestic and foreign companies listed on the GPW Main Market was PLN 1,344.40 billion (EUR 318.55 billion) at the end of April 2018.
The company OncoArendi Therapeutics was newly listed on the Main Market in April 2018 with an IPO worth PLN 58 million.
The company The Dust was newly listed on NewConnect in April 2018 with an IPO worth PLN 2.64 million.
GPW held 20 trading sessions in April 2018, 2 more than in April 2017.
The attachment presents details of trading on the markets operated by the GPW Group.
1 Trading in the session, net of block trades.
2 Excluding the rights to certificates of energy efficiency (“white certificates”)
3 As of 3 April 2018, bonds of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) are considered Treasury bonds. As a result, the value of non-Treasury bond issues presented in previous communications are not directly comparable to the figures published in this report.
4 Certificates of origin of energy efficiency (“white certificates”) are issued, traded, and cleared in different metric units than other certificates on TGE (toe – tonne of oil equivalent; amount of energy equivalent to one metric tonne of crude oil with a calorific value of 10,000 kcal/kg).
5 ktoe = 1,000 toe, Mtoe = 1,000,000 toe.
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The Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) is the biggest exchange in Central and Eastern Europe. GPW organises trade on one of the fastest growing capital markets in Europe. GPW operates a regulated market of shares and derivative instruments and the alternative stock market NewConnect for growing companies. GPW is developing Catalyst, a market for issuers of corporate and municipal bonds. Towarowa Giełda Energii (TGE), a member of the GPW Group since April 2012, offers trade in electricity, natural gas, property rights and guarantees of origin, and CO2 emission allowances. Since 9 November 2010, GPW is a public company listed on Warsaw Stock Exchange. For more information, visit www.gpw.pl.
[1] Trading in the session, net of block trades.
[2] Excluding the rights to certificates of energy efficiency (“white certificates”)
[3] As of 3 April 2018, bonds of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) are considered Treasury bonds. As a result, the value of non-Treasury bond issues presented in previous communications are not directly comparable to the figures published in this report.
[4] Certificates of origin of energy efficiency (“white certificates”) are issued, traded, and cleared in different metric units than other certificates on TGE (toe – tonne of oil equivalent; amount of energy equivalent to one metric tonne of crude oil with a calorific value of 10,000 kcal/kg).
[5] ktoe = 1,000 toe, Mtoe = 1,000,000 toe.
