Derivatives traded volume increased 25% y-o-y to 29.3 million contracts, with derivatives daily average volume up 23% y-o-y at about 1.3 million contracts.
Versus June, STI in July was up 5.3% m-o-m in July, with an all-time-high of 4,273 points reached on July 24.
Beyond the 30 index blue chips, small and mid-caps outperformed, with liquidity in small- and mid-cap stocks surged 94% m-o-m to $261 million, accounting for most of the jump in turnover.
The FTSE ST Small Cap Index and the FTSE ST Mid Cap Index gained 9.9% m-o-m and 6.7% m-o-m, respectively.
