Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Select, Alpha, Montreal Exchange, NGX
TORONTO, April 3, 2013 /CNW/ - TMX Group Limited today announced March
2013 trading statistics for its diversified group of exchanges -
Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, Montreal Exchange (MX),
Natural Gas Exchange (NGX), TMX Select and Alpha.
Trading volume on Toronto Stock Exchange in March 2013 increased 5%
compared to February 2013, but was down 23% year-over-year. Volume on
TSX Venture Exchange was down 2% from February 2013 and was down 28%
compared to March 2012. TMX Select trading volume experienced an
increase of 19% month-over-month, but was down 15% compared to the same
month last year. Alpha trading volume for March 2013 decreased 7%
compared to February 2013 and was down 28% compared to March 2012.
Volume on MX decreased 14% month-over-month, and was down 19% compared
to March 2012. Open interest contracts at the end of March 2013
decreased 2% from the end of February 2013, and fell 11% compared to
the end of March 2012.
Volume on NGX in March 2013 increased 8% from February 2013, but was
down 19% from the same month a year earlier.
Toronto Stock Exchange
|
|
March 2013
|
February 2013
|
March 2012
|
|
Volume
|
6,496,674,671
|
6,186,959,588
|
8,420,721,444
|
|
Value
|
$100,344,395,341
|
$92,275,081,248
|
$130,406,800,427
|
|
Transactions
|
13,230,442
|
12,157,376
|
18,715,418
|
|
S&P/TSX Composite Index Close
|
12,749.90
|
12,821.83
|
12,392.18
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Daily Averages
|
|
|
|
|
Volume
|
324.8 million
|
325.6 million
|
382.8 million
|
|
Value
|
$5,017.2 million
|
$4,856.6 million
|
$5,927.6 million
|
|
Transactions
|
661,522
|
639,862
|
850.701
|
Year-to-date Statistics
|
|
2013
|
2012
|
% Change
|
|
Volume
|
19,639,066,681
|
24,665,067,945
|
-20.4
|
|
Value
|
$289,343,290,613
|
$356,966,472,356
|
-18.9
|
|
Transactions
|
38,801,912
|
53,331,031
|
-27.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daily Averages
|
|
|
|
|
Volume
|
322.0 million
|
391.5 million
|
-17.8
|
|
Value
|
$4,743.3 million
|
$5,666.1 million
|
-16.3
|
|
Transactions
|
636,097
|
846,524
|
-24.9
|
TSX Venture Exchange
|
|
March 2013
|
February 2013
|
March 2012
|
|
Volume
|
3,309,066,487
|
3,380,902,227
|
4,620,387,218
|
|
Value
|
$1,310,809,958
|
$1,407,434,433
|
$2,957,527,083
|
|
Transactions
|
496,834
|
523,566
|
1,021,719
|
|
S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index Close
|
1,099.00
|
1,133.36
|
1,566.39
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daily Averages
|
|
|
|
|
Volume
|
165.5 million
|
177.9 million
|
210.0 million
|
|
Value
|
$65.5 million
|
$74.1 million
|
$134.4 million
|
|
Transactions
|
24,842
|
27,556
|
46,442
|
Year-to-date Statistics
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|
2013
|
2012
|
% Change
|
|
Volume
|
10,401,109,464
|
14,412,013,903
|
-27.8
|
|
Value
|
$4,288,736,762
|
$8,524,192,200
|
-49.7
|
|
Transactions
|
1,599,960
|
2,876,379
|
-44.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daily Averages
|
|
|
|
|
Volume
|
170.5 million
|
228.8 million
|
-25.5
|
|
Value
|
$70.3 million
|
$135.3 million
|
-48.0
|
|
Transactions
|
26,229
|
45,657
|
-42.6
|
TMX Select
|
|
March 2013
|
February 2013
|
March 2012
|
|
Volume
|
249,504,000
|
210,048,100
|
294,252,200
|
|
Value
|
$3,475,112,695
|
$3,153,340,677
|
$3,642,758,234
|
|
Transactions
|
725,756
|
654,532
|
660,697
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daily Averages
|
|
|
|
|
Volume
|
12.5 million
|
11.1 million
|
13.4 million
|
|
Value
|
$173.8 million
|
$166.0 million
|
$165.6 million
|
|
Transactions
|
36,288
|
34,449
|
30,032
|
Year-to-date Statistics
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|
2013
|
2012
|
% Change
|
|
Volume
|
718,412,100
|
746,624,700
|
-3.8
|
|
Value
|
$9,810,717,070
|
$9,389,433,840
|
+4.5
|
|
Transactions
|
2,083,480
|
1,914,175
|
+8.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daily Averages
|
|
|
|
|
Volume
|
11.8 million
|
11.9 million
|
-0.6
|
|
Value
|
$160.8 million
|
$149.0 million
|
+7.9
|
|
Transactions
|
34,155
|
30,384
|
+12.4
|
Alpha
|
|
March 2013
|
February 2013
|
March 2012
|
|
Volume
|
2,312,966,546
|
2,475,162,178
|
3,201,512,817
|
|
Value
|
$23,201,019,274
|
$24,987,097,540
|
$37,106,482,310
|
|
Transactions
|
5,093,929
|
5,249,350
|
6,783,077
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daily Averages
|
|
|
|
|
Volume
|
115.6 million
|
130.3 million
|
145.5 million
|
|
Value
|
$1,160.1 million
|
$1,315.1 million
|
$1,686.7 million
|
|
Transactions
|
254,696
|
276,282
|
308,322
|
Year-to-date Statistics
|
|
2013
|
2012
|
% Change
|
|
Volume
|
7,747,941,760
|
9,672,153,349
|
-19.9
|
|
Value
|
$76,527,434,461
|
$98,726,046,472
|
-22.5
|
|
Transactions
|
16,400,991
|
18,162,959
|
-9.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daily Averages
|
|
|
|
|
Volume
|
127.0 million
|
153.5 million
|
-17.3
|
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Value
|
$1,254.5 million
|
$1,567.1 million
|
-19.9
|
|
Transactions
|
268,869
|
288,301
|
-6.7
|
Montreal Exchange
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|
March 2013
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February 2013
|
March 2012
|
|
Volume (Contracts)
|
4,959,043
|
5,770,108
|
6,136,555
|
|
Open Interest (Contracts)
|
4,381,158
|
4,477,877
|
4,943,588
|
Year-to-date Statistics
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|
2013
|
2012
|
% Change
|
|
Volume (Contracts)
|
16,519,587
|
16,323,042
|
+1.2
|
|
Open Interest (Contracts)
|
4,381,158
|
4,943,588
|
-11.4
|
NGX*
|
|
March 2013
|
February 2013
|
March 2012
|
|
Total Energy Volume** (Terajoules)
|
1,159,375
|
1,072,892
|
1,436,287
|
Year-to-date Statistics
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|
2013
|
2012
|
% Change
|
|
Total Energy Volume* (Terajoules)
|
3,312,873
|
4,009,577
|
-17.4
|
*NGX Total Energy Volume includes trading and clearing in natural gas,
crude oil and electricity.
All figures are as of March 31, 2013. Because trades have a three-day
settlement, figures may be subject to change until all February trades
are finalized. The previous month's data has been updated to reflect
known trade corrections.
TMX Group guarantees neither the completeness nor the accuracy of this
information. The information contained in this media release is
provided for informational purposes only and you agree not to rely upon
the information contained in this media release for any trading,
business, or financial purposes. By using this media release, you
expressly agree to the condition that TMX Group assumes no liability or
responsibility for any errors or inaccuracies in this media release.
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About TMX Group (TSX:X)
TMX Group's key subsidiaries operate cash and derivative markets and
clearinghouses for multiple asset classes including equities, fixed
income and energy. Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX
Select, Alpha Group, The Canadian Depository for Securities, Montreal
Exchange, Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation, Natural Gas
Exchange, BOX Options Exchange, Shorcan, Shorcan Energy Brokers,
Equicom and other TMX Group companies provide listing markets, trading
markets, clearing facilities, depository services, data products and
other services to the global financial community. TMX Group is
headquartered in Toronto and operates offices across Canada (Montreal,
Calgary and Vancouver), in key U.S. markets (New York, Houston, Boston
and Chicago) as well as in London, Beijing and Sydney. For more
information about TMX Group, visit our website at www.tmx.com. Follow TMX Group on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tmxgroup.
SOURCE: TSX Group Inc.
