- The value of session trading in equities on the Main Market was PLN 22.6 billion in March 2014, an increase of 20.6% year on year and the highest value since August 2011.
- The volume of trading in index futures increased by 14.7% year on year to 1.0 million in March 2014.
- The total value of trading in structured products on WSE was PLN 75.9 million in March 2014, an increase of 323.7% year on year.
- The total volume of transactions on the electricity market stood at 17.7 TWh in March 2014, an increase of 41.5% year on year.
- The total volume of trading in gas was 426.2 GWh in March 2014, an increase of 79.8% year on year.
The value of session trading in equities on the Main Market was PLN 22.6 billion (EUR 5.4 billion) in March 2014, the highest since August 2011 when session trading stood at PLN 26.8 billion. Compared to March 2013, session trading increased by 20.6% year on year. The stronger activity of investors is also reflected in a high increase in the number of transactions per session (by 43.7% year on year) to 1.5 million.
The monthly volume of trading in derivative contracts was 1.3 million in March 2014, an increase of 6.5% year on year. The volume of trading in index futures was 1.0 million in March 2014, an increase of 14.7% yea on year compared to 900 thousand in March 2013. The number of open interest in derivatives increased by 25.7% year on year to 266 thousand at the end March 2014.
The value of session trading on NewConnect was PLN 91.1 million in March 2014, an increase of 11.2% year on year (PLN 81.9 million in March 2013).
The value of non-Treasury issues listed on Catalyst was PLN 60.7 billion at the end of March 2014 compared to PLN 54.4 billion in March 2013 (an increase of 11.7%).
The volume of forward transactions on the electricity market stood at 15.6 TWh in March 2014, an increase of 48.9% year on year. The total volume of trading on the gas market was 426.2 GWh in March 2014.
The capitalisation of 404 domestic companies listed on the Main Market was PLN 613.4 billion (EUR 147.0 billion) at the end of March 2014.
The total capitalisation of 450 domestic and foreign companies listed on the WSE Main Market was PLN 892.0 billion (EUR 213.8 billion) at the end of March 2014.
Two companies were newly listed on the WSE Main Market in March 2014: Comperia.pl and DTP. They were, respectively, the 27th and the 28th company in the history of WSE to transfer from NewConnect to the WSE Main Market.
Three companies were newly listed on NewConnect in March 2014: Mega Sonic, 2Intellect.com and Hollywood.
Five new issuers were newly listed on Catalyst in March 2014: Giełda Praw Majątkowych Vindexus, Skoczowska Fabryka Kapeluszy Polkap, the Municipality of Barcin, Polski Gaz and Europejski Fundusz Medyczny. The total value of issues of these issuers was PLN 42.4 million.
WSE reported a historically high volume of trading in structured certificates at 1,843,730 instruments on 28 March 2014. The previous record of 1,116,339 certificates was reported on 14 March 2014. The volume of trading in structured products was also record-high on that day at 1,843,900 instruments. The previous record of 1,116,339 products was also reported on 14 March 2014.
WSE held 21 trading sessions in March 2014, one more than in March 2013.
The attachment presents details of trading on the markets operated by the WSE Group.
