Singapore Exchange derivatives volume up 2% in January 2011

Derivatives volume was 5.1 million contracts and the average daily volume was 260,233.

Accoring to Singapore Exchange, securities turnover totaled $37.2 billion with an SDAV of $1.8 billion. ETF trading more than doubled to $789 million year on year.

Nifty futures (SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index futures) achieved volume of 1.19 million contracts, up 42% from a year earlier, while FTSE China A50 Index futures volume was 62% higher at 214,648 contracts from December.

Total options volume was 115,486, more than six times that of a year earlier.

AsiaClear volume in January rose 42% year on year to 16,765 contracts, with OTC iron ore swaps volume up 57% at 4,441 contracts.

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