This report contains trading conditions of the Tokyo Stock Exchange for November 2012.
1. Highlights
(1) Equity Market
[Equities]
- Hopes of a new administration following the general election and a weakening yen contributed to
buying sentiment, lifting TOPIX up 5.3%. Average daily trading value also surged higher to levels
previously seen in April this year.
[ETF/ETN]
- Caution over the declining yen-dollar rate and inflation drove gold retail prices to 14-month highs.
Buying pushed the Physical Gold ETF (1540) to a new high for the year.
[REIT]
- The market welcomed Daiwa House REIT (3263), its 36th issue, on the 28th. The TSE REIT index
momentarily reached a 18-month high on the back of expectations for monetary easing.
(2) Derivatives Market
[JGB Futures]
- Monthly trading volume during the evening session for 10yr JGB futures was 79,947 contracts
(Daily average: 3,807 contracts), up 38% year-on-year.
[Index Futures]
- Monthly trading volume during the evening session for TOPIX futures was 38,508 contracts (Daily
average: 1,834 contracts), up 130% year-on-year.
- Monthly trading volume for Mini TOPIX futures reached 184,251 contracts (Daily average: 8,774
contracts), up 193% year-on-year.
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