- Trading volume in new issues on AIAF was € 43.25 bn, a record monthly figure that exceeds that posted in February 2005 by 47.6%.
- Trading on the Latibex market was € 72 million euros in February, 85 % up on the year and a record monthly high.
- MEFF trading reached 2.36 million contracts, 7% up on February last year. Worth noting is the heavy trading volume in Single Stock Futures, at 347,206 contracts, 28% up on the year. Equities
In February trading in equities on the Spanish market through SIBE amounted to € 83.35 which represents a year on year increase of 26%. The number of trades reached 2.02 million, 29% up on the year.
The accumulated trading volume posted since January has came in at € 181.76 bn, 28 % up on 2005. The number of trades was 32% up on the year.
Trading on the Latibex market came in at € 72 million, which represents a 85 % increase from the same month in 2005 and a new record high on this market. The number of trades increased 129%, hitting a monthly record high.
Accumulated trading volume on the Latibex market up to February was € 136 million, 80% up on 2005. The number of trades on this market grew over 86% on the year.
The return on the IBEX 35® index in February was 5.73% and the accumulated growth came in at 9.38%. The return on the IBEX 35® with dividends for the same period was 10.08 %. The monthly returns on the IBEX MEDIUM CAP® and IBEX SMALL CAP® were 13.70% and 16.40% respectively. The return on the FTSE Latibex TOP index in February was 14.11%.
Warrants and Certificates
Trading volumes in February 2006 on the warrants and certificates market came in at € 261 million, which represents a 33% increase over the same month in 2005 and a monthly record high on this market since its creation. The number of trades reached 45,606, up 44% on the same month last year.
The accumulated figure up to February was € 498 million, 37% up on 2005. The number of trades increased over 53%.
Futures and Options
Futures and Options trading through MEFF in February 2006 came in at 2.36 million contracts, 7% up on February 2005. It is worth mentioning the heavy trading volume in Stock Futures, at 347.206 contracts (+28%) as well as that in Mini Ibex Futures, at 106,222 contracts (+23%) and Ibex 35 Options, at 595, 833 contracts (+18%).
Trading in Ibex Futures contracts came in at 455,072 contracts, 12% up on February last year.
Corporate Debt
Corporate Debt trading on AIAF in February reached € 63.47 bn, a 1 % increase compared to the same month last year. The accumulated trading volume in the first two months of the year was € 141.04 bn, 4.2% up on the same period 2005.
New issues in February came in at € 43.25 bn, a monthly record high on this market which exceeds that posted in February 2005 by 47.6%. The accumulated figure for the first two months of the year was € 79.12 bn, a 28.9% increase on the same period in 2005.
The outstanding balance at the end of February was € 464.40 bn, recording an increase of 42.7% on the same period in 2005.
SENAF
Trading volume on SENAF in February was € 20.69 bn, a 31.6 % increase on the previous month. The accumulated trading volume from the start of the year was € 36.42 bn.