OREANDA-NEWS. Trading value in the equity market (BOVESPA segment) totaled BRL 157.38 billion in April, compared with BRL 143.39 billion the previous month. Average daily trading value was BRL 7.86 billion, from BRL 6.54 billion the previous month. Total volume reached 19,493,103, from 20,104,942 the previous month. Average daily volume was 974,655 (913,861 in March).

Ibovespa lost rose 9.93% in April, ending at 56,229 points. The month's top performers in Ibovespa were PETROBRAS ON (+48.75%); SID NACIONAL ON (+48.62%); PETROBRAS PN (+34.12%); LIGHT S/A ON (+30.70%); and GAFISA ON (+30.23%). The worst performers were: BR PROPERT ON (-19.59%); TIM PART S/A ON (-9.30%); GERDAU MET PN (-8.97%); CYRELA REALT ON (-8.42%); and FIBRIA ON (-6.53%).

The number of contracts traded in BM&FBOVESPA's derivatives markets (BM&F Segment) totaled 61,664,539 in April, for an aggregate value of BRL 4.88 trillion, compared with 66,476,545 and BRL 5.69 trillion in the previous month. Open interest comprised 33,950,667 contracts at closing on the last trading day of April, compared with 36,647,439 a month earlier.

The number of interest rate futures contracts (DI) traded in April totaled 25,994,515, compared with 29,662,329 in the previous month. The number of United States Dollar (USD) futures contracts traded in April totaled 6,717,170, compared with 8,314,465 in March. The number of Ibovespa futures contracts traded in April totaled 1,377,255, compared with 1,434,205 in the previous month.