SGX total securities turnover surged 45% to $37.3b

Daily average value also rose.

According to a release, Singapore Exchange (SGX) said its securities and derivatives activities grew in May both month-on-month and year-on-year.

Total securities turnover was S$37.3 billion, up 45% year on year and up 22% month on month. Daily average value was S$1.8 billion, up 52% from a year earlier and up 28% from April.

Turnover across most types of securities increased. Singapore dollar-based Mainboard stocks turnover grew 44% year-on-year and up 24% month on month to S$33.9 billion.

Bond listings almost tripled to S$21.9 billion. The biggest bonds listed included the EUR1.75 billion perpetual bond from Hutchison Whampoa Europe Finance and the 10- and 30-year bonds from Pertamina of US$1.625 billion each.

Total futures and options volume was a record 11.0 million contracts, up 59% year on year and up 13% month on month. Volume hit a one-day record of 1.2 million contracts on 28 May.

Daily average volume was 512,880 contracts, up 60% year on year and up 6% month on month. Nikkei futures volume doubled year on year to 4.8 million contracts and was up 22% month on month.

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