Trading volume of Nikkei 225 Futures reached 266,234 units, marking a record high since the launch in 1988 (excluding inter-month spread trading and non-auction large block trading). The previous record was 210,014 units on February 28, 2007.
Also, trading volume of Nikkei 225 mini marked a record high of 459,799 units, exceeding 400,000 units for the first time since the launch.