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FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

NZX Operating Metrics March 2007

Date 03/04/2007

Key Facts

  • The NZX 50 Index ended the month on 4107, an 11% increase on March 2006.
  • Total number of trades was 51,847, an 11% decrease on March 2006. Average number of daily trades was 2,475 for March, an 8% decrease on March 2006.
  • Total value traded in March was $3.09 billion, a 22% decrease on March 2006. Average daily value traded of $140 million, a 19% decrease on March 2006.
  • Total number of trades for the NZSX was 51,847 for the month, an 11% decrease on March 2006. Total value traded on the NZSX was $2.97 billion for the month, a 20% decrease on March 2006.
  • Total number of trades for the NZAX was 470 for the month. Total value traded on the NZAX was $3 million.
  • Total number of trades for the NZDX was 2,130 for the month. Total value traded on the NZDX was $110 million.
  • New equity raised in March was $98 million and new debt raised was $26 million. Total capital raised in March was $124 million.
  • The total number of instalment warrants trades for March was 1,279, an 111% increase on March 2006. Total value traded for instalment warrants for March was $13.1 million.
  • Smartshares funds under management (FUM) is $363 million across its five ETFs, a 69% increase on March 2006. Smartshares has a total of 15,023 unitholders, a 43% increase on March 2006.
  • Link currently serves a total of 129 Issuers, 78 of which are NZX Listed.

NZX Markets Business

    Mar-06Mar-07 Change %
1

Total trades

62,186

54,447

-12%

2

Total value traded ($m)

3,967

3,086

-22%

3

Average daily trades  

2,704

2,475

-8%

4

Average daily value ($m)

172

140

-19%

5

Total retail trades (under $50k)

53,776

47,048

-13%

6

Total equity market cap ($b)

74.4

75.2

1%

7

Total domestic equity Issuers 

162

160

-1%

8

New equity listings  

1

0

-1

9

Total debt Issuers  

44

48

9%

10

Total debt securities 

102

101

-1%

11

Total data terminals  

7,850

8,870

13%

SMARTSHARES

    Mar-06 Mar-07 Change %
1

Total FUM ($m)

215

363

69%

2

Total units on issue (m)

110.20

143.14

30%

3

Total Smartshares investors on register

10,531

15,023

43%

4

Total Smartshares ETFs listed

4

5

25%

LINK MARKET SERVICES

    Mar-06 Mar-07 Change %
1.

Total issuers

108

129

19%

NZX operating metrics are available on the NZX website at: http://www.nzx.com/aboutus/investor/metrics