NYSE Group, Inc. reported December 2006 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.
Approximately 99.7 percent of NYSE Group, Inc. shareholders who voted have approved the Exchange's proposed combination with Euronext N.V., whose shareholders yesterday approved this historic transaction that creates the first truly global exchange group.
As of mid-December, short interest in 2,742 NASDAQ Global MarketSM securities totaled 6,777,076,690 shares compared with 6,864,479,290 shares in 2,753 Global Market issues for the month of November. The December short interest represents 3.71 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 3.46 days in November. Short interest in 546 securities on The NASDAQ Capital MarketSM totaled 147,333,047 shares for December, compared with 139,888,751 shares in 558 securities for the month of November. This represents 1.56 days average daily volume, compared with last month's figure of 1.70.
The NYSE Group, Inc. reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of Dec. 15, 2006, reflecting transactions through Dec. 12, 2006.
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 Dec. 11-15.
Global Insight today released its findings showing that the healthcare, consumer staples, and select components of the financial sector hold the most promise for U.S. stock market investors in 2007. The worst sectors for investing are predicted to be energy, consumer discretionary, industrials, and real estate, according to Global Insight's latest stock sector rotation strategy advisory.
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 Dec. 4-8.
The Chicago Board of Trade announced that trading of its 5,000 oz. silver futures contract reached a new daily volume record on December 15, 2006, hitting 14,409 contracts. This new record surpasses the previous record of 14,217 contracts set on November 29, 2006.
The Chicago Board of Trade announced today that it has successfully launched clearing services for two new over-the-counter (OTC) Ethanol Calendar Swap contracts with the clearing of 60 contracts last week. The new products, forward and previous month calendar swaps, are based on the price of CBOT Ethanol futures contracts and are the first exchange-cleared OTC products to be specifically tailored for use in the ethanol industry.
