Japan Exchange Group Trading Overview - January 2016

Japan Exchange Group released Trading Overview for January 2016.

Cash Equity Market

- In January 2016, the daily average trading value for the TSE 1st Section reached JPY 2.9620 trillion, a high since August 2015.
- In the ETF market, monthly trading value was JPY 7.9361 trillion, an all-time high.
- The combined trading value of the five crude oil ETFs and ETNs (1671, 1690, 1699, 2038, 2039) rose with market interest in the crude oil price to reach JPY 134.5 billion.

Derivatives Market

- In January 2016, total derivatives trading volume was 41,663,328 contracts (+ 41.9% YoY), the third-highest on record.
- Total derivatives trading value was JPY 227 trillion. Trading value for equity index derivatives reached JPY 131 trillion.
- Trading volume for the night session was 16,639,355 contracts, the second-highest on record and the ratio of the night session was 39.9%, an all-time high.
- Trading volume for Nikkei 225 mini was 31,508,487 contracts, the third-highest on record.