NYSE Group, Inc. reported February 2007 transaction volume in all securities traded by NYSE Group. This report represents the NYSE Group monthly volume release issued on a combined basis for NYSE and NYSE Arca.
Euronext NV announced its results for the full year 2006. They are the strongest ever. As already reported, the Euronext revenues reached an all-time record of €1,102m, an increase of 14.6% compared to last year. The increase is mainly explained by the ongoing positive market conditions for nearly every business unit.
The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. announced the results of the semi-annual evaluation of the NASDAQ(r) Clean Edge(r) U.S. Index (Nasdaq:CLEN) and the NASDAQ Clean Edge U.S. Liquid Series Index (Nasdaq:CELS), which will become effective with the market open on Monday, March 19, 2007.
Trading on SETS, the London Stock Exchange’s order book, reached record levels during February 2007. The average daily number of trades on SETS increased 55 per cent on February 2006 to a record 413,506, while the average daily value traded was up 28 per cent to £7.46 billion. The total number of SETS trades during the month was 8.3 million and the total value traded was £149.1 billion.
The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Feb. 26-Mar. 2.
Euronext and Institut de l’Epargne Immobilière et Foncière (IEIF) have joined forces to produce a new index with a view to raising the profile of the listed real-estate sector in Europe. Set for launch on 4 June, the index will be called Euronext IEIF REIT Europe.
According to Alfa-Bank analysts, in 2007 the expected volume of IPOs might grow to $30 billion, or twice the amount seen in 2006. The success of such placements will depend on the condition of global equity markets. Year to date, Russian companies have already raised $10.6 billion through IPOs and other equity issues.
The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Feb. 20-23.
The Chicago Board of Trade today announced that February’s volume reached a record 86,224,665 contracts, an increase of 29 percent over February 2006. Average daily volume (ADV) for February was a record 4,538,140 contracts traded each day, also up 29 percent compared with the same month last year.