Heavy September Trading On Amsterdam Exchanges

September was another busy month for Amsterdam Exchanges, although turnovers remained below the record levels achieved in July and August. In comparison with September 1196, the number of transactions processed by AEX-Clearing & Depository rose by 60% to 563,887. The AEX index of the 25 most active shares on Amsterdam Exchanges posted its biggest one-day gain in history early in the month. On 2 September, the index rose by 43.29 points to 925.21. The AEX index closed the month at 920.00 points, almost 60% higher than in September 1996.

AEX-Effectenbeurs

On AEX-Effectenbeurs this month the value of bonds admitted to listing totalled f 5.5bn. Notable new listings included a package of bonds backed by mortgages listed under the name European Mortgage Securities (EMS), a company set up especially for this purpose by ABN AMRO. In the month September, EMS bonds valued at f 1.9bn were admitted to listing by Amsterdam Exchanges.