Moscow exchange estimated trading volume in January against the backdrop of sanctions threats

Moscow Exchange: trading volume in January amid sanctions threats exceeded 87 trillion rubles.

The trading volume on the Moscow exchange markets in January exceeded 87 trillion rubles, which is only 10% less than the traditionally more saturated December. Investors have been active amid escalation between Russia and the West

At the end of January 2022, the total trading volume on the markets of the Moscow Exchange reached 87.2 trillion rubles, which is 36.5% more than in the same period of 2021, informed site press office. It increased most significantly in the stock market (by 87.4%) and the money market (by 53.4%).

In December 2021, the trading volume was 100 trillion rubles, should from the data of the Moscow Exchange. Thus, the reduction for the month was relatively small (10%), although traditionally January, a third of which falls on the New Year holidays, is a calmer month for investors. For example, in December 2020, the total trading volume made up 90.2 trillion rubles, and a month later – Total RUB 63.9 trillion (-29%).

The volume of trading in shares, depositary receipts and shares, in particular, reached 4.2 trillion rubles. in January compared to 3 trillion rubles. in December. The average daily trading volume for these instruments exceeded 200 billion rubles. At the same time, the average daily number of clients on the stock market increased by 15%, said at the end of January, Boris Blokhin, director of the share market department of the Moscow Exchange, RBC. According to him, increased interest was observed in the most liquid Russian securities (blue chips).

The volume of trading on the Moscow exchange currency market reached 27 trillion rubles in January, which is 18.2% more than in the same reporting period in 2021 (almost 23 trillion rubles), although less than in December (30.1 trillion rubles). On average, transactions totaling RUB 1.3 trillion were made on the foreign exchange market per day. In January last year, this figure was 100 billion rubles. less. As Blokhin noted earlier, on the part of individual investors, the sale of currency and “simultaneous increase in positions on ruble assets (stocks, bonds)” prevailed.