BM&FBOVESPA Publishes May Market Performance

Trading value in the equity market (BOVESPA segment) totaled BRL 139.58 billion in May compared with BRL 166.80 billion the previous month. Average daily trading value was BRL 6.64 billion, vis-à-vis BRL 8.34 billion in April. Total volume reached 19,650,240 from 20,752,185 the previous month. Average daily volume was 935,726 (1,037,609 in April).

The number of contracts traded in the BM&F Segment totaled 56,846,149 in May, for an aggregate value of BRL 4.17 trillion, compared with 63,059,891 contracts and BRL 5.13 trillion in the previous month. Open interest comprised 42,090,012 contracts at closing on the last trading day of May, compared with 33,189,354 in April.

The number of interest rate futures contracts traded in May totaled 21,467,624 compared with 21,523,078 in April. The number of United States Dollar (USD) futures contracts traded in May totaled 5,504,880 contracts compared with 6,601,340 in April. The number of Ibovespa futures contracts traded in May totaled 1,541,225 compared with 1,543,945 in the previous month.