Three JSE trading records set in one week
May 11, 2010
JOHANNESBURG, 10 May 2010
– Latest JSE trading figures indicate that a record number of trades were
executed on the exchange this past Friday (07/05/10). The new trading record of
one hundred and eighty nine thousand two hundred and fifty three trades
(189,253) trades is valued at more than R30 billion.
This record breaks the
previous trading record also set last week Wednesday (05/05/10) of one hundred
and eighty four thousand three hundred and thirty six trades (184,336) trades.
The total number of trades
on the exchange for last week was also a record 751,381 trades toppling the
previous record of 535,883 set in October 2008 in the midst of the Global
Financial Crisis.
“This record trading week is
due to increased global uncertainty, both in Europe and the United States. This
fear in the marketplace leads to increased volatility and increased trading
activity,” says Leanne Parsons, Head of Equities Trading at the JSE.
Today’s JSE’s SAVI
Volatility Index currently sits at 30.30% moving up sharply from 18% a month ago
(10/04/2010).
Trading statistics for the
7/05/2010 |
Volume | 1,018,433,885 |
Value | R30,613,372K |
Number of trades | 189,253 |
Trading statistics for the
5/05/2010 |
Volume | 431,071,716 |
Value | R 20,143,645K |
Number of trades | 184,336 |
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Values for the JSE All Share Index
(03/05/2010 – 07/05/2010)
Date | Value |
2010/05/03 | 28630.82 |
2010/05/04 | 27935.85 |
2010/05/05 | 27616.68 |
2010/05/06 | 27512.83 |
2010/05/07 | 26515.07 |
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Victoria
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Corporate Communications Consultants
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Email: victoria@corpcom.co.za
Leanne
Parsons
Head of Equities
Trading
JSE Ltd
Tel: (011) 520 7340
Email: leannep@jse.co.za
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