The May 2017 average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at EUR8,471 million, up 42.8 per cent compared to May 2016 and stable (+0.2 per cent) from the previous month.
The average daily transaction value on ETFs was EUR548 million, up 22.5 per cent compared to May 2016 and steady from the previous month. Our ETF offering remained stable this month with 809 listings at the end of May compared to 790 end of 2016.
The average daily volume on equity index derivatives reached 222,863 contracts in May 2017, up 14.1 per cent compared to May 2016 and down 18.1 per cent from the previous month. The average daily volume on individual equity derivatives reached 260,315 contracts in May 2017, up 39.0 per cent compared to May 2016 and relatively stable (-1.5 per cent) from the previous month.
In May 2017, the average daily volume on commodities derivatives reached 34,968 contracts, down by 10.1 per cent compared to May 2016 and down 42.7 per cent from the previous month.
On a year-to-date basis, the overall average daily volume on Euronext derivatives stands at 531,605 contracts (+1.6 per cent compared to end of May 2016) and the open interest was up at 15,151,176 contracts (-3.5 per cent compared to end of May 2016).
Euronext had two new listings during the month with VolkerWessels in Amsterdam and Prodways Group in Paris that altogether raised EUR633 million. In addition, EUR1.6 billion was raised on Euronext in corporate bonds and EUR2 billion of follow-on equity.