The January 2017 average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at EUR6,458 million, down 25.6 per cent compared to January 2016 and down 10.8 per cent from the previous month.
The average daily transaction value on ETFs was EUR447 million, down by 4.8 per cent compared to January 2016, which was particularly active, and down 25.7 per cent from the previous month.
Euronext’s ETF offering continued its expansion with 805 listings at the end of January compared to 790 at the end of 2016. Furthermore, Euronext welcomed Vontobel, a new warrants and certificates issuer, on its Amsterdam and Paris markets. The Swiss private bank listed nearly 1,200 new structured products in January 2017.
The average daily volume on equity index derivatives reached 199,736 contracts in January 2017, down 25.9 per cent compared to January 2016 and down 2.6 per cent from the previous month. The average daily volume on individual equity derivatives reached 200,583 contracts in January 2017, down 18.3 per cent compared to January 2016, and down 13.5 per cent from the previous month.
In January 2017, the average daily volume on commodities derivatives reached 45,104 contracts, down 25.3 per cent compared to January 2016 and up 16.4 per cent from the previous month.
On a year-to-date basis, the overall average daily volume on Euronext derivatives stands at 445,767 contracts (-22.6 per cent compared to end of January 2016), with open interest up to 13,175,713 contracts (+2.2 per cent compared to end of January 2016).
In January 2017, Euronext had one new listing following the merger of Technip with FMC Technologies to create TechnipFMC, which specialises in turnkey projects in engineering and construction for the oil, gas and petrochemical sectors. In addition, EUR3.6 billion was raised on Euronext in corporate bonds and EUR3.4 billion of follow-on equity.
Euronext welcomed a significant amount of financial bonds, of which EUR5.5 billion worth of bonds issued by ABN Amro in January 2017.
