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FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Trading Conditions (Outlook & Initial Figures) July 2010

Date 02/08/2010

Highlights

(1) Equity Market

  • [Equities]

  • -Though average daily trading value for July fell versus the preceding month, TOPIX rose for the first time since April.

  • [ETF]

  • -"Listed Index Fund Japan Equity (MSCI Japan) (Code: 1544)"was newly listed on July 27th, bringing the total number of listed ETFs to 93.

  • [REIT]

  • -The TSE REIT index gained 5% for the month. Average daily trading value rose slightly versus June.

(2) Derivatives Market

  • [Index Futures]

    -Dividend Index Futures (Target indices: Nikkei 225 Dividend Index, TOPIX Dividend Index, TOPIX Core30 Dividend Index) were listed on the 26th.

    -Monthly trading volume for the TOPIX futures evening session reached 15,110 contracts (daily average of 720 contracts), surpassing 10,000 contracts for the 9th consecutive month, a 77% gain on the same period of 2009.

  • [JGB Futures]

  • -On July 22nd, the price reached JPY 142.08, the highest price since August 2003.

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