SGX derivatives shattered records in April
A new single-day high was reached.
SGX derivatives reached a new single-day record volume last month when a total of 1.9 million contracts were traded on April 28.
The SGX reported that the derivatives average daily trading volume surged 87% year-on-year to 781,782 contracts and increased by 15% month-on-month.
Total derivatives volume in April was more than 16 million contracts, up 89% year-on-year
and 10% month-on-month.
The SGX FTSE China A50 Index Futures was again the key growth driver last month. A50 volumes topped over a million in a single day trading session also on April 28, with a total of 1,040,772 contracts exchanging hands.
All leading futures contracts in SGX - FTSE China A50 futures, CNX Nifty Index, MSCI India Index futures, MSCI Taiwan Index Futures, and MSCI Indonesia Index Futures - registered double-digit mom growth.