The Market Reports of BME gather the activity carried out throughout the year in all investment areas, as well as the company's own business. All references are related to the financial and economic moment and are compared internationally. They include highly interesting graphs and statistics.
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The Highlight in 2024
Investment and Funding on the Stock Markets
During 2024, a more favorable economic environment seems to have boosted market confidence, despite a highly complex global geostrategic landscape and the anticipation of the effects on the international economy of the economic measures to be implemented by Donald Trump, who was elected the new President of the United States on November 5.
Listed Fixed Income
The fixed-income markets of BME have provided financing to both the public and private sectors, with issuance volumes exceeding 376.8 billion euros in 2024. Rate cuts by the main central banks have been generalized in response to the improvement in inflation and the economic slowdown. The MARF continues to grow, with 161 participating companies and 16.6 billion issued, up 8.1%. Green, social and sustainable fixed income issuances grow 36% in Spain in the first half of the year.
Derivative Products: Options and Futures
The Spanish derivatives market, MEFF, traded 28.5 million contracts in 2024, a 4.4% decrease compared to the previous year, in a context of significant gains in the spot market and very low average volatility. IBEX® options increased by 46%, and products for dividend hedging also saw growth. Electricity derivatives increased by 28% in terms of MWh and currency futures increased by 34% in terms of the effective volume of contracts traded.
Market Data
The Market Data unit of BME offers real-time data flows that include information on all financial instruments admitted to trading on the different trading venues of BME, as well as end-of-day and historical information products related to these instruments and markets.
Clearing Activity
As a Central Counterparty, BME Clearing manages clearing in its six segments: the Financial and Currency Derivatives segment, the Equities segment (transactions involving securities traded on the stock exchange), the Fixed Income segment (simultaneous and repo transactions), the Energy segment (with derivatives on electricity and gas), the Interest Rate Derivatives segment and the Digital Assets segment.
Settlement and Registration Activity
The Settlement and Registration activity in Spain in 2024 has continued to advance, marked by the progress of projects that adapt the systems to legislative and regulatory developments, as well as by the efforts of BME to offer new services and features to issuers and participants in Iberclear, the Spanish Central Securities Depository (CSD).
Market Report 2024
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A market report is an annual document that summarises the activity of the Stock Exchange in all areas of investment and trading.
The BME Market Report includes data such as the closing and profitability of the main markets in the world, the results of Spanish listed companies, sectoral stock market behaviour, capitalization, IPOs carried out, dividend distribution, capital increases, specific references to fixed income, achievements of BME, and regulatory and activity updates.
To get the most out of market reports, it is necessary to consult the headings in the introduction to select the area of your interest. Additionally, it is important to compare the data with previous documents to have a more complete understanding and reach more accurate conclusions. Knowing the economic and stock market context is equally relevant.