In October trading in equities on the Spanish market through SIBE amounted to € 81.78 bn, which represents a year on year increase of 40%. During the month more than 1.6 million bargains were carried out on the market, 35% up on 2004. The accumulated value posted from the beginning of the year was € 719.327 bn, 35.7% up on the same period 2004. The figure exceeded by 13% the volume posted in 2004.
The value of trading on Latibex, the market in Euros for Latin American stocks, came in at € 50 million, which represents a 87% increase on the same period last year and a monthly record high since the creation of the market. The number of trades on the market in October increased by 129%.
The accumulated return on the IBEX 35® index up to October was 15.56% despite the 2.96% correction posted in October. The return on the IBEX 35® with dividends in the same period was 18.64%.
The return on the IBEX MEDIUM CAP® and IBEX SMALL CAP® indices in the first 10 months was 35.33% and 40.92% respectively. The FTSE Latibex Top posted an accumulated annual return of 55.78%.
Warrants and Certificates
Trading volumes on the warrants and certificates market in October was over € 203 million, 27% up on the same month last year. Over 34,656 trades were executed during this month, 53% up on October 2004.
Futures and options
In October trading volume in Options and Futures on MEFF was 2.232 million contracts, 40% up on the same month last year.
Trading volume was particularly heavy in stock futures, posting 379,579 contracts traded and a 96% increase. Trading in options on the IBEX 35 came in at 389.852 contracts (+58%). Trading in IBEX 35 Futures was 451,690 contracts (+25% on the year).
The accumulated trading volume for the first ten months of the year was 31.7 million contracts, 42% up on the year. The figure exceeds by 10% that posted for the year 2004.
Corporate Debt
Corporate Debt trading on AIAF in October reached € 72.18 bn, a 39.2% increase compared to the same period last year. The accumulated value posted from the beginning of the year was € 734.82 bn, 62.1% up on the year.
New issues in October were 45.2% up on the year at € 36.20 bn. The figure for the first ten months of the year reached € 332.94 bn, 28 % up on the last year.
The outstanding balance at the end of October was € 407.677 bn, 46.2% up on the same period in 2004. Net financing provided through AIAF so far this year has reached € 99.65 bn, 22.9% up on the last year.
SENAF
In October trading volume on the public debt trading platform SENAF was € 20.81 bn, 29% up on the previous month. The accumulated trading volume posted up to October was €189.90 bn.
