WSE main, NewConnect and Catalyst markets fall in October

All the three markets of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) saw declines in October, according to figures published by the company. The total value of share trading on the main market of the WSE stood at PLN 16.48 billion in October this year, a y/y drop of 13.4 percent, the WSE reported. In the period January-October the total value of trading on this market was PLN 160.77 billion, which was 16.1 percent lower than a year earlier. Meanwhile on the WSE’s NewConnect exchange, the total value of share trading fell in October by 50.1 percent y/y to PLN 109.79 million. Cumulatively, in the period January-October, share trading value dropped 30.8 percent y/y to PLN 1.114 billion. The Catalyst exchange saw the smallest drop of the three in October, with total trading value down 1.7 percent y/y to PLN 301.41 million. However, looking at the period January-October, total trading value rose by 30.5 percent y/y to PLN 2.69 billion.