Average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at EUR7,876 million in April, down 8.8 per cent compared to April 2017 and down 11.2 per cent from the previous month.
For the first four months of 2018, the average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at EUR8,512 million, up 14.2 per cent compared to the same period last year.
From January 2018, volumes on ETFs are only measured on order book activity due to low revenue-impact of off-book activity. Based on the previous presentation, activity is EUR358 million, down 34.7 per cent compared to April 2017, was EUR243 million, down 24 per cent compared to April 2017 and down 20.9 per cent from the previous month. At the end of April 2018, 1,053 ETFS were listed on Euronext compared to 1,048 at the end of December 2017.
In April 2018, the overall average daily volume on derivatives reached 574,010 contracts, down 3.9 per cent compared to April 2017 and down 2.3 per cent compared to the previous month. The average daily volume on equity index derivatives reached 209,680 contracts, down 23.0 per cent compared to April 2017 and down 16.7 per cent from the previous month, the average daily volume on individual equity derivatives reached 304,787 contracts, up 15.4 per cent compared to April 2017 and up 5.6 per cent from the previous month, the average daily volume on commodities derivatives reached 59,543 contracts, down 2.4 per cent compared to April 2017 and up 26.4 per cent from the previous month.
For the first four months of 2018, the overall average daily volume on Euronext derivatives stood at 589,674 contracts (+10.2 per cent compared to the end of April 2017), and the open interest was up at 18,278,004 contracts (+23.0 per cent compared to the end of April 2017).
The average daily volume on the spot foreign exchange market of FastMatch, of which Euronext owns 90 per cent of the capital since August 2017, stood at USD19,366 million, up 1.7 per cent compared to April 2017 and up +3.2 per cent from the previous month. For the first four months of 2018, the average daily transaction value on FastMatch stood at $19,988 million, up 11.1 per cent compared to the same period last year.
In April 2018, Euronext welcomed the listing of the e-commerce solutions provider Oxatis on Euronext Growth Paris, which raised EUR12 million. In addition, EUR101.3 billion worth of bonds was raised on Euronext, of which EUR4.1 billion was issued in corporate bonds. EUR3.5 billion was also raised in follow-on equity.