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TIFFE Monthly Trading Volume in March 2001
(April 4, 2001)
April 4, 2001---TIFFE announced that monthly trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures, flagship contract on TIFFE, was 876,850 contracts. The average daily volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 41,755 contracts, down 26% from February 2001.
Overview of Three-month Euroyen futures market in March 2001 is as below:
On the first half of March, Three-month Euroyen futures prices remained high level with the expectation of additional financial easing. On March 15, leading contract month of TIFFE's Three-month Euroyen futures (which was September 2001 contract) hit the highest price at 99.885.
On March 19, although BoJ decided to expand the monetary base, the effect to Three-month Euroyen futures prices was limited.
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Overview of Three-month Euroyen futures market in March 2001 is as below:
On the first half of March, Three-month Euroyen futures prices remained high level with the expectation of additional financial easing. On March 15, leading contract month of TIFFE's Three-month Euroyen futures (which was September 2001 contract) hit the highest price at 99.885.
On March 19, although BoJ decided to expand the monetary base, the effect to Three-month Euroyen futures prices was limited.
