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Statistics: Equity markets
February 2008 overview
CASH MARKETS
In February, NYSE Euronext's European exchanges experienced continued strong growth, with a 45% increase in the number of equity transactions1 executed in February 2008 compared to February 2007, bringing the number of cash transactions since the beginning of the year to 74 million, up 62% year-on-year. Additionally Euronext registered continuing growth in ETF transactions, with an increase of 85% year-to-date versus the same period in 2007.
DERIVATIVES MARKETS
NYSE Euronext's derivatives trading operations recorded substantial gains in overall activity during February, with a 49% increase in total volume on Euronext.Liffe. In February, Liffe traded almost 92 million futures and options contracts, representing an average daily volume of 4.4 million, up 31% from the same month in 2007. Bclear, Liffe's wholesale service for OTC trades, processed over 13 million contracts in February 2008, up 222% compared to the same month in 2007.
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European markets trading volume
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European markets capitalization
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Listed companies in european markets
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