OREANDA-NEWS. BM&FBOVESPA announced January 2013 market performance. The equities market’s financial volume totaled BRL 154.23 billion in 16,635,362 trades, with daily averages of BRL 7.34 billion and 792,160 trades.

In December 2012, financial volume totaled BRL 141.70 billion, the total number of trades 14,578,794, the daily average financial volume BRL 7.87 billion and daily average number of trades 809,933.

Derivatives markets (including financial and commodities derivatives) totaled 50,603,158 contracts and BRL 3.85 trillion in volume in January, compared to 51,418,281 contracts and BRL 3.70 trillion in December. Open interest contracts ended the last trading day of January 2013 with 31,515,489 positions, compared to 52,909,677 in December.

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The total number of securities lending transactions reached 114,432 compared to 88,221 in December

In January, the total number of securities lending transactions reached 114,432 compared to 88,221 in December. Financial volume was BRL 78.04 billion in January from BRL 65.86 billion the previous month.

Agribusiness securities registered with BM&FBOVESPA totaled BRL 45.52 billion, from BRL 38.80 billion in December

In January, agribusiness securities registered with BM&FBOVESPA totaled BRL 45.52 billion, from BRL 38.80 billion in December, including all of the transactions executed in the Agribusiness Securities Registration system. Agribusiness Credit Bills (LCAs) registered with the Exchange totaled BRL 38.30 billion, compared to BRL 36.48 billion in December.