NZX Operating Metrics - October 2007

Highlights

• The NZX 50 ended the month on 4,209, up 11% since October last year and 4% year to date.
• There was $1.106 billion of debt and $299 million of equity raised in October.
• Total capital raised on NZX Markets year to date reached $4.459 billion in October.
• Number of trades on the NZDX market were up 58% in October at 2,991 and value traded was up 66% at $142 million.
• Average daily trades up 12% in October to 2,440.
• The number of NZX real time Data terminals passed the 10,000 mark for the first time. There are now 10,103 terminals providing NZX Data worldwide.
• Smartshares funds under management up 27% since October 2006, at $613 million. Smartshares has 15,433 unitholders.

Trading

• Average number of daily trades was 2,440 for October, a 12% increase on the same period in 2006.
• Total number of trades was 53,685, a 17% increase on the same period last year.
• Total value traded in October was $2.674 billion, a 2% decrease on the same period last year. Average daily value traded of $122 million, a 6% decrease on the same period last year.
• Total number of trades for the NZSX was 50,291 for October, a 16% increase on the same period last year. Total value traded on the NZSX was $2.531 billion for October, a 4% decrease on the same period last year.
• Total number of trades for the NZAX was 403 for October. Total value traded on the NZAX was $2 million.
• Total number of trades for the NZDX was 2,991 for October. Total value traded on the NZDX was $142 million.

Capital Raised

• New equity raised in October was $299 million and new debt raised in October was $1.106 billion.
• Total capital raised on the NZX Markets year to date is $4.459 billion

Other

• Number of NZX Market Data terminals has increased to 10,103.
• The total number of instalment warrants trades in October was 955, a 115% increase on the same period last year. Total value traded for instalment warrants for October was $9 million.
• Smartshares funds under management (FUM) is $613 million across its five ETFs, a 27% increase on the same period last year. Smartshares has a total of 15,433 unitholders.

You can view the NZX Market Month for October 2007 here.