The Australia Stock Exchange (ASX) revealed that in December last year, total capital raised was $8.2 billion, down 34 percent on the previous corresponding period (pcp).
The statistic was released as part of the ASX Group’s Monthly Activity Report.
In December 2018, average daily futures and options on futures volumes were up 11 percent on the pcp.
Average daily futures volumes were up 11 percent and average daily options volume was up 67 percent on the pcp.
Last month’s results showed that the average daily number of trades was 26 percent higher than the pcp, while the average daily value traded on-market of $4.9 billion was up 21 percent on the pcp.
Volatility, which is measured by the average daily movement in the All Ordinaries Index, was 0.9 percent higher in December up on the previous month by 0.6 percent.
Expected future volatility in December was an average of 17.6 percent, compared to 16.2 in November.
December also saw the notional value of over-the-counter interest rate derivative contracts centrally cleared at $285 billion, compared to $470 billion in the pcp.
Single stock options average daily contracts traded were down 1 percent and index options average daily contracts traded were up 27 percent on the pcp.
The value of securities held in Clearing House Electronic Sub-register System was 4 percent lower than the pcp.
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