Trading value in the equity market (BOVESPA segment) totaled BRL 168.37 billion in August, compared with BRL 142.89 billion in the previous month. Average daily trading value was BRL 7.32 billion, versus BRL 6.80 billion in July. Total volume amounted to 19,042,913 shares, compared with 17,936,529 shares in the previous month. Average daily volume was 878,335 shares (911,377 shares in July).

The number of contracts traded in the BM&F Segment totaled 59,426,818 in August, for an aggregate value of BRL 3.96 trillion, compared with 58,053,468 contracts and BRL 4.05 trillion in the previous month. Open interest comprised 40,239,850 contracts at closing on the last trading day of August, compared with 40,081,868 in July.

The number of interest rate futures contracts traded in August totaled 16,970,722, compared with 18,572,506 in July. The number of United States Dollar (USD) futures contracts traded in August totaled 5,798,775, compared with 5,195,020 in July. The number of Ibovespa futures contracts traded in August totaled 1,548,855, compared with 1,365,870 in July.

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