The Singapore Exchange's derivatives and commodities markets achieved record highs in 2012. However as in most global markets, trading activities declined. Turnover dropped 12 per cent in 2012 to S$321.5 billion.
However securities market performance, as measured by the Straits Times Index, was up 20 per cent last year. In December, turnover was up 39 per cent from a year earlier at S$23.2 billion. Meanwhile, derivatives volume in 2012 reached a new high of 80.2 million contracts, up 11 per cent...............................................Full Article: Source
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