Singapore, 5 January 2011

Singapore Exchange ( SGX) today said volumes in derivatives, commodities and OTC clearing have grown strongly from a year ago.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

- As at 31 December 2010, there were 782 companies listed on SGX Mainboard and Catalist, with a combined market capitalisation of $902 billion.

- Securities market volume for December 2010 was at $28 billion with an SDAV of $1.2 billion.

Derivatives and Commodities Markets

- Derivatives market volume was at 4.9 million contracts in the month of December, with an average daily volume of 223,448.

- SGX S&P CNX Nifty Index futures achieved volume of 865,769 contracts, which is 33% higher year-on-year.

- AsiaClear volume rose 50% year-on-year to 11,263 contracts, with open interest up 42% to 20,526.

- Commodities volume continues to grow, at 189% year-on-year.

The consolidated overview of the securities, derivatives and commodities markets can be found on SGX website.

http://www.sgx.com/wps/portal/marketplace/mp-en/prices_indices_statistics/market_statistics