WSE broke many records in September

In September 2020, the total value of trading in shares on the WSE Main Market was PLN 22.3 billion, i.e. 30.8 percent more than in the same period a year earlier. The value of trading in shares on the order book increased by 37.6 percent y/y to the level of PLN 22.2 billion. The average daily value of trading in shares on the order book amounted to PLN 1 billion, which is 31.4 percent more than in the previous year. Still, the value of the WIG index at the end of September was 49,411.53 points (by 13.8 percent lower than in the previous year).

On the NewConnect market in September, the total value of trading in shares increased by 644.8 percent y/y to the level of PLN 1.3 billion. The value of trading in shares on the order book on the NewConnect market increased by 643.5 percent y/y and amounted to PLN 1.3 billion.

The total volume of trading in derivatives in September was 48.6 percent more than a year earlier. The volume of trading in index futures increased by 30.0 percent y/y to the level of 579,500 units, while the volume of trading in stock futures increased by 74.5 percent  y/y to 213,700 units, the volume of trading in currency futures increased by 68 percent y/y to 386,200 units, and the volume of trading in options increased by 74.1 percent  y/y to 45,300 units.

In September, there was an increase in the value of trading in structured products by 27.3 percent y/y to the level of PLN 183.5 million and an increase in ETF trading by 195.4 percent y/y to PLN 48.2 million.

(WBJ)