JPX Sees Monthly Drops in Several Trading Indicators for August 2023

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) today published its trading overview for August 2023, revealing a decline in several trading indicators compared to the previous month. There were 22 trading days in August 2023.

Cash Equity Market

• In August 2023, the daily average trading value for the Prime Market (domestic common stocks) was JPY 3.7961 trillion, 2.7% lower than JPY 3.9023 trillion in July 2023.

• The daily average trading value for the ETF market was JPY 215.8 billion, down 22.5% compared to JPY 278.5 billion in the prior month.

Derivatives Market

• Total derivatives trading volume for the month was 32,891,367 contracts, 2.0% higher than 32,246,395 contracts in the prior month.

• Total derivatives trading value for the month was JPY 246 trillion, 6.5% lower than JPY 263 trillion in the prior month.

• During the period, trading volume for the night session and the ratio of the night session were 12,204,052 contracts and 37.1%, while the metrics were 11,023,831 contracts and 34.2% in July 2023.