The Japan Exchange Group (JPX) has recently released its ⁣trading overview⁣ for 2023, ⁣revealing record-breaking activity in the Japanese stock market. The annual ‌trading value ⁤for the main floor of domestic common stocks reached⁢ an all-time high of 943.7637 trillion yen in the cash ‍equity market.

Record Trading in Japan Stock Market for 2023

The press release from today (Friday) also reported robust ⁣trading for domestic ETFs at 57.76 trillion yen, the sixth-highest on record, and J-REITs at 12.9144 trillion yen, the fifth-highest.

The derivatives market also saw heavy trading, with a total volume of 394,038,423 contracts, the third-highest on ​record. The total derivatives trading value reached a new record of 3,538 trillion yen.

Night session trading accounted for 37.5% ⁣of the total ⁣volume of derivatives. Specifically, trading volume for TOPIX futures⁢ contracts reached 26,627,140, the second-highest ever.

In December, the monthly derivatives volume was 34,575,752 ‌contracts, while the value reached 430 trillion yen, the highest December figure. TSE ⁣REIT Index​ futures set a new​ monthly ⁢volume record of 286,364 contracts.

Analysts attribute the heightened investor interest and trading activity in Japanese stocks to the weakening yen, continued economic recovery, and improving corporate governance. The increased ⁤volumes also indicate global confidence in ⁤the Tokyo market going ‌into 2024.

JPX is a‍ leading⁢ financial exchange‍ holding company that operates multiple exchanges in Japan and is among the ⁣top 5 ‍largest exchange operators globally based on ⁤market capitalization‌ of⁣ listed companies. It was formed through the merger of Japan’s⁤ two ⁢largest previous exchanges, making it a dominant player in the Japanese financial markets.