OREANDA-NEWS. Turnover across all Moscow Exchange markets increased 23% YoY in August to RUB 38,966 bln.

Equities and bonds

Turnover in stocks, RDRs, and investment fund units totalled RUB 592 bln (August 2012:RUB 806 bln). The average daily turnover was RUB 27 bln.

Total turnover in corporate bonds and OFZs came to RUB 903 bln (August 2012:RUB 915 bln). The bonds market”s average daily turnover was RUB 41 bln.

A total of 26 new bond issues (including OFZs) with a combined value of RUB 180 bln were placed during the month.

Derivatives

Derivatives market turnover was RUB 3,539 bln (August 2012:RUB 4,414 bln) or 81,9 mln contracts. The derivatives market”s average daily turnover was RUB 161 bln. Open interest position increased 14% YoY to RUB 433 bln at the end of August.

Futures turnover was RUB 3,272 bln (August 2012:RUB 4,114 bln), while options turnover was RUB 266 bln (August 2012:RUB 302 bln).

FX

FX market turnover in August was RUB 14,886 bln (August 2012:RUB 10,853 bln), including spot trades of RUB 4,621 bln (31% of the total) and swap trades of RUB 10,265 bln (69%).

The FX market”s average daily turnover was RUB 677 bln.

Money market

The volume of repo trades with the Central Counterparty (CCP) was RUB 367 bln. This service, which allows participants to trade without bilateral limits, was introduced on 5 February 2013.

The volume of bilateral interdealer repo trades was RUB 17,952 bln (August 2012:RUB 13,466 bln).