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01/03/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/03/2024 05:59

Investor Activity On GPW Group Markets – December 2023

Investor Activity On GPW Group Markets - December 2023

2024-01-03 12:52:57

PRESS RELEASE - TRADING ON GPW GROUP MARKETS

  • GPW Main Market Electronic Order Book1 equities turnover value increased by 39.4% YoY to PLN 23.8 billion
  • NewConnect Electronic Order Book equities turnover value decreased by 21.2% YoY to PLN 170.9 million
  • Index futures turnover volume decreased by 3.0% YoY to 786,200 contracts
  • Aggregate ETF and ETC turnover value increased by 51.3% YoY to PLN 116.8 million
  • Electricity turnover volume increased by 27.9% YoY to 14.5 TWh
  • Natural gas turnover volume decreased by 31.7% YoY to 12.0 TWh

In December 2023, total equities turnover value on the GPW Main Market was PLN 24.1 billion, representing a 38.9% increase year on year, while Electronic Order Book turnover value increased by 39.4% year on year to PLN 23.8 billion. Average daily Electronic Order Book equities turnover value stood at PLN 1.25 billion, a 54.1% increase year on year. On the last trading day of December 2023, the WIG index closed at 78,459.91 points, representing a 36.5% increase year on year.

Total December 2023 NewConnect equities turnover value decreased by 19.3% year on year to PLN 181.1 million, while Electronic Order Book equities turnover decreased by 21.2% year on year and stood at PLN 170.9 million.

Total December 2023 GlobalConnect equities turnover value was PLN 2.29 million, compared to PLN 0.18 million in December 2022.

Total December 2023 derivatives turnover volume was 1.7 million contracts, representing a 3.0% increase year on year. Index futures turnover volume increased by 3.0% year on year to 786,200 contracts. Currency futures turnover volume increased by 6.8% year on year to 756,200 contracts. Single-stock futures turnover volume decreased by 11.5% year on year to 103,700 contracts.

In December 2023, structured products turnover value decreased by 15.7% year on year to PLN 138.5 million. Aggregate ETF and ETC turnover value increased by 51.3% year on year to PLN 116.8 million.

At the end of December 2023, Catalyst listed non-Treasury bond value was PLN 112.3 billion, compared to PLN 92.6 billion at the end of December 2022. In December 2023, turnover value of bonds on Catalyst's Electronic Order Book increased by 37.6% year on year to PLN 531.8 million.

In December 2023, total TBSP bond turnover value was PLN 20.3 billion, compared to PLN 20.6 billion in December 2022, representing a 1.3% decrease year on year.

Total December 2023 electricity turnover volume was 14.5 TWh, representing an 27.9% increase year on year, where spot transaction turnover volume increased by 72.0% year on year to 5.9 TWh and forward transaction turnover volume increased by 8.8% year on year to 8.6 TWh.

Total December 2023 natural gas turnover volume was 12.0 TWh, representing a 31.7% decrease year on year, where spot transaction turnover volume decreased by 29.3% year on year to 1.9 TWh and forward transaction turnover volume decreased by 32.2% year on year to 10.1 TWh.

Turnover volume of December 2023 spot transactions in property rights to certificates of origin, excluding rights to certificates of energy efficiency ("white certificates"),2 was 1.4 TWh, representing a 27.6% decrease year on year.

In December 2023, turnover volume of property rights to certificates of origin of energy efficiency ("white certificates") decreased by 14.0% year on year to 10.2 ktoe3.

December 2023 turnover volume in Guarantees of Origin of electricity generated from renewable energy sources decreased by 57.2% year on year to 2.3 TWh.

At the end of December 2023, the market capitalisation of 371 domestic companies listed on the Main Market was PLN 760.2 billion (EUR 174.8 billion), while the total market capitalisation of 413 domestic and foreign companies listed on the Main Market was PLN 1,440.3 billion (EUR 331.3 billion).

Shares of the company MURAPOL S.A. (offering value: PLN 363.5 million) were newly listed on the Main Market

Shares of the company QNA TECHNOLOGY S.A. (offering value: PLN 15.6 million) were newly listed on NewConnect.

In December 2023, GPW held 19 trading sessions, compared to 21 trading sessions in December 2022.

The appendix presents turnover data for the markets operated by GPW.

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1 Trading in the session, net of block trades.
2 Certificates of origin of energy efficiency ("white certificates") are issued, traded, and cleared in different metric units than other certificates on TGE (toe - tonne of oil equivalent; amount of energy equivalent to one metric tonne of crude oil with a calorific value of 10,000 kcal/kg)​.
3 Ktoe = 1,000 toe, Mtoe = 1,000,000 toe.

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The Warsaw Stock Exchange Group (GPW Group) operates trading platforms for shares, Treasury and corporate bonds, derivatives, electricity and gas, and provides indices and benchmarks including WIBOR and WIBID. The index agent FTSE Russell classifies the Polish capital market as a Developed Market since 2018. The markets operated by the GPW Group are the biggest in Central and Eastern Europe. For more information, visit www.gpw.pl