The volume of variable income traded on the Spanish stock market in July reached 22,481 million euros, a month marked by the season of results and the new rate hikes by the Federal Reserve (Fed) and the European Central Bank (ECB). , which has meant 11.2% less compared to June in relative terms and 2,823 million euros in absolute terms, according to data published this Tuesday by the Spanish Stock Exchanges and Markets (BME).
The volume of last month fell by 14.3% compared to July 2022, when operations with a total value of 26,355 million euros were registered on the Spanish stock market. In addition, the volume traded in equities in the first seven months of 2023 contracted by 21.1%, to 187,421 million euros. By number of operations, 2.16 million were registered in July, 4.4% more than in June, but 27.7% less than in the same month of 2022. So far this year, the number of has reduced by 34.4%, to 17 million.
On the other hand, the volume contracted in July in the fixed income markets reached 17,764 million euros, 28% less than in June. However, compared to the same month in 2022, the increase was 183.6%; and so far this year it represents an increase of 69.5%, reaching almost 121,000 million euros.
In this way, the number of fixed income transactions decreased by 23% compared to June and increased by 124% compared to July 2022, reaching 2,835. In the first seven months, the number of operations reached 20,142, 64% more than in the same period of 2022.
Listings for trading, which include public debt and private fixed income issues, amounted to 28,083 million euros, which implies a decrease of 30.7% compared to June, but an increase of 4.8% compared to June. same month of the previous year.
In the derivatives market, trading in futures on the Ibex 35 index fell 12% compared to June and 14.6% compared to July 2022; and that of the Mini Ibex 35 futures contracts was 42% in the interannual rate, but increased 19.7% compared to June. For its part, trading in futures contracts on shares almost doubled, to 12 million euros. Compared to July 2022, futures trading increased 156%.
