Share Trading Volume On The Spanish Stock Exchange Hits New Record - Accumulated Share Trading Volume Up To October Exceeds That Posted All Through 2003

Accumulated share trading volume up to October reached € 512.57 bn, which, two months ahead of the end of the year already exceeds all the trading volume posted in 2003, when a new record high was hit.

This accumulated trading volume increases by more than 11-fold the aggregate share trading volume posted a decade ago.

With this figures, daily share trading so far this year averages € 2.49 bn, which represents an increase of 26% compared to 2003.

The return on the IBEX 35® in 2004, as of October 22, was 8.20%, higher than that on other European indices, such as CAC 40 (+3.60%), DAX (-0.80%), FTSE 100 (+3.10%), MIB 30 (+7.30%) or the EUROSTOXX 50 (+ 1%).