The Japan Exchange Group (JPX) has announced that in November 2014, daily average trading value for the TSE 1st Section was JPY 3.2 trillion, exceeding JPY 3 trillion for the first time since May 2013.
In October 2014, the equivalent figure was JPY 2.55 trillion, continuing an upward monthly trend from the summer.
In the exchange-traded fund market, trading value was JPY 4.3 trillion, reaching a record high for the second consecutive month.
Monthly trading value in the four ETFs tracking the JPX-Nikkei 400 rose to a total of JPY 75.1 billion, a 2.7x increase from October.
Trading volume in the derivatives market reached a total of 30. 7 million contracts. That represents a monthly fall of 0.7%, but a year-on-year rise of +42.4%.
For mini TOPIX futures, trading volume in November reached 549,843 contracts, the 2nd-highest level on record.