- The value of total trading in equities on the Main Market was PLN 18.5 billion in April 2013, an increase of 45.0% year on year.
- Average daily trading per session on the Main Market was PLN 853.2 million in April 2013, an increase of 29.5% year on year.
- Total trading on the Main Market year to date in 2013 increased by 24.3% year on year.
- The total volume of trading in index futures decreased by 9.7% year on year (637 thousand contracts v. 706 thousand contracts in April 2012).
- The volume of forward transactions in electricity in April 2013 and year to date in 2013 increased almost four-fold year on year.
- The aggregate volume of spot and forward transactions in natural gas was 111.4 GWh in April 2013 and over 300 GWh in aggregate year to date in 2013.
The Warsaw Stock Exchange publishes April turnover data for the markets operated by the WSE Group.
Equities Market1)
Main Market
The total value of trading in equities on the Main Market was PLN 18.5 billion in April 2013, an increase of 45.0% year on year. Incremental turnover year to date was PLN 89.6 billion, an increase of 24.3% year on year.
The value of session trading in equities on the Main Market was PLN 17.1 billion in April 2013, an increase of 36.3% year on year. At the same time, the average value of trading per session increased by 29.5% year on year from PLN 658.8 million to PLN 853.2 million. The incremental value of session trading increased from PLN 67.4 billion in January-April 2012 to PLN 72.8 billion in January-April 2013.
The WIG index gained 9.7% year on year and lost 7.0% year to date at the end of April 2013.
NewConnect
The total value of trading on NewConnect was PLN 81.7 million in April 2013, a decrease of 38.4% year on year. The incremental value of trading year to date was PLN 347.3 million in January-April 2013, a decrease of 43.3% year on year.
The NCIndex lost 5.3% year to date and lost 22.7% year on year at the end of April 2013.
Derivative Instruments Market2)
Futures contracts: The monthly volume of trading in index futures decreased by 9.7% year on year from 706 thousand contracts in April 2012 to 637 thousand contracts in April 2013. The number of open interest was 115.4 thousand at the end of April 2013.
The incremental volume of trading in index futures year to date was 2.7 million contracts, a decrease of
12.1% compared to 3.1 million contracts in January-April 2012.
The volume of trading in single-stock futures increased by 51.6% year on year in April 2013 (from 38.3 thousand contracts to 58.0 thousand contracts).
Options: The volume of trading in WIG20 index options was 52.5 thousand in April 2013, an increase of 57.2% year on year (33.4 thousand in April 2012). The incremental volume of trading in options increased by 35.4% from 176.3 thousand options in January-April 2012 to 238.6 thousand options in January-April 2013.
Debt Instruments Market
Catalyst
The issue value of listed series (corporate, municipal and mortgage bonds) stood at PLN 54.6 billion at the end of April 2013 compared to PLN 41.5 billion in April 2012 (an increase of 31.4%). The monthly value of total trading almost doubled from PLN 94.1 million in April 2012 to PLN 185.5 million in April 2013.
Treasury BondSpot Poland
The value of cash transactions on Treasury BondSpot Poland increased by 9.9% year on year to PLN 36.1 billion in April 2013. The value of conditional transactions was PLN 57.2 billion in April 2013 compared to PLN 53.8 billion in April 2012 (an increase of 6.4% year on year).
Structured Instruments Market
Structured products and investment certificates: The aggregate value of trading in structured products and investment certificates increased from PLN 13.9 million in April 2012 to PLN 25.3 million in April 2013.
ETFs: The value of trading in ETFs was PLN 11.8 million in April 2013 compared to PLN 18.7 million in April 2012.
Commodity Market3)
Electricity – The volume of forward transactions on the WSE Group electricity markets reached 15.2 TWh in April 2013, an increase of 283.3% year on year. The incremental volume of forward transactions in electricity year to date increased by 260.9% year on year. The volume of spot transactions in electricity increased from 1.8 TWh in April 2012 to 1.9 TWh in April 2013 (an increase of 2.1%).
Property rights – The monthly volume of trading in property rights decreased by 73.1% year on year from 5.0 TWh in April 2012 to 1.3 TWh in April 2013. The volume of trading in property rights was 25.0 TWh in January-April 2013, an increase of 9.0% compared to 23.0 TWh in January-April 2012.
Natural gas – The total volume of trading on the gas exchange was 111.4 GWh in April 2013 (57.1 GWh of spot transactions and 54.3 GWh of forward transactions). The incremental total volume of trading in natural gas year to date was 303.2 GWh in January-April 2013.
The WSE held 20 trading sessions in April 2013, one more than in April 2012.
1) – transactions in shares, allotment certificates and subscription rights
2) – the volume of trading in currency futures is calculated on the basis of a trading unit equal to 1,000 contracts as of 1 May 2012 (previously: 10,000 contracts); consequently, the volume of trading in currency futures and the total volume of trading in derivative instruments are not fully comparable to previous periods
3) – 3) transactions on the Polish Power Exchange. The WSE acquired a majority stake in the Polish Power Exchange on 24 February 2012. The gas exchange was opened as a part of PolPX in December 2012. Trading on poee WSE EM was terminated as of 31 March 2013