Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon, London and Paris – 6 November 2018 – Euronext, the leading pan-European exchange in the Eurozone, today announced trading volumes for October 2018.

Cash trading

In October 2018, the average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at €8,865.9 million, up +20.2% compared to October 2017 and up +6.2% from the previous month.

The average daily transaction value on the ETF order book[1] was €302 million, up +45% compared to October 2017 and up +40.2% from the previous month. At the end of October 2018, 1,133 ETFs were listed on Euronext compared to 1,048 at the end of December 2017.

Derivatives trading

In October 2018, the overall average daily volume on derivatives reached 602,169 contracts, up +21.0% compared to October 2017 and up +4.7% compared to the previous month. In detail:

• the average daily volume on equity index derivatives reached 266,380 contracts, up +38.9% compared to October 2017 and up +22.1% from the previous month,
• the average daily volume on individual equity derivatives reached 292,697 contracts, up +10.4% compared to October 2017 and down −4.9% from the previous month,
• the average daily volume on commodity derivatives reached 43,092 contracts, up +5.3% compared to October 2017 and down −12.0% from the previous month.

At the end of October 2018, the overall average daily volume on Euronext derivatives stood at 582,033 contracts (+7.1% compared to the end of October 2017) and open interest was up at 20,117,189 contracts (+9.9% compared to the end of October 2017).

FX spot trading

In October 2018, the average daily volume on the spot foreign exchange market of FastMatch, operating as a Euronext company since August 2017, stood at $19,174 million, up +6.3% compared to October 2017 and up +2.8% from the previous month.

Listings

In October 2018, Euronext welcomed three new listings from Shurgard Self Storage and Neoen (the largest cleantech IPO in Europe this year[2]) on Euronext main market and Medincell on Euronext Growth, which together raised €1.23 billion. In addition, €96.4 billion was raised on Euronext in bonds, of which €1.8 billion in green bonds. €20.7 billion was raised in follow-on equity, of which €18 billion from the share capital increase of Essilor-Luxottica.

 
                                                 
1 From January 2018, volumes on ETFs are only measured on order book activity due to low revenue impact of off-book activity. Based on the previous presentation, activity is €322 million, down −18.4% compared to October 2017. 

Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon, London and Paris –  18 October 2018 – Euronext today announced the 2019 trading days for its markets in Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon, London and Paris.

Euronext’s Cash and Derivatives markets will be open Monday to Friday throughout 2019 except on the following days:

• Tuesday 1 January 2019 (New Year’s Day)
• Friday 19 April 2019 (Good Friday)
• Monday 22 April 2019 (Easter Monday)
• Wednesday 1 May 2019 (Labour Day)
• Wednesday 25 December 2019 (Christmas Day)
• Thursday 26 December 2019 (Boxing Day)

On Tuesday 24 December 2019 (Christmas Eve) and on Tuesday 31 December 2019 (New Year’s Eve), trading on the Cash Markets, including Euronext Dublin, will be half day trading with all instruments closing by 14:05 CET. Contracts on the Derivatives Markets will close at various times, commencing at 13:55 CET.

This 2019 holiday calendar will also apply to Euronext Dublin markets from the migration date, set on 4^th February 2019, pending regulatory approval.

As some other markets have not yet published their trading schedules for next year, more detailed information on the trading of relevant derivatives contracts and Euronext Block will be published in due course. Information can also be found at www.euronext.com/trading-calendars-hours.

€628 million raised; market capitalisation €1.4 billion

Paris – 17 October 2018 – Euronext today welcomed Neoen, France’s leading independent producer of exclusively renewable energy and one of the sector’s most dynamic businesses worldwide, to Compartment A of its regulated market in Paris. This was the largest IPO in Paris in 16 months, and the largest clean-tech IPO in Europe this year.

An active player in the energy transition and the fight against climate change, Neoen is an independent producer of renewable energy that has expanded rapidly in France and on international markets in Europe, Australia, North and South America, and Africa. Founded in 2008, the company develops, owns and operates land-based solar parks and wind farms. Its assets include one of Europe’s largest solar parks, in Cestas in southwestern France (Gironde), generating 300 megawatts. Listing will enable the company to finance further growth. Neoen was recognised as a “future unicorn” at the 2018 Trophée des Futures Licornes ceremony organised by Entreprenur Venture, Euronext, EM Lyon business school, Roland Berger and Reputation Age.

Neoen (ticker code: NEOEN) was listed on 17 October 2018 through the admission to trading of 84,919,998 shares representing its entire capital, including 38,073,521 shares allocated[1] as part of a Global Offering^[2], before potential exercise of the over-allotment option.  

The offering price was set at €16.50 per share. Market capitalisation on the day of listing was around €1.4 billion, and the operation raised a total of €628 million.

At the listing ceremony, Xavier Barbaro, Chairman and CEO of Neoen, said: “We are very proud of our successful market debut. Neoen is the first French unicorn specialising in renewable energies to list on Euronext Paris, and the market’s largest listing in the past 16 months. In particularly demanding market conditions, this reflects great confidence in our strategy, our positioning and our growth potential. We would like to extend warm thanks to our shareholders, old and new, and to our workforce, our advisers, and Euronext Paris, who helped make our listing a success.”

Lisbon, 16 October 2018 – Euronext today welcomed Farminveste SGPA, SA (“Farminveste”) on  Euronext Access in Lisbon.

Farminveste is an investment company whose corporate objective is to invest in companies in the areas of pharmaceutical distribution, information technology and systems, pharmaceutical market intelligence, provision of healthcare services and real estate. Its main shareholder  is the Portuguese National Pharmacies Association whose membership comprises almost all pharmacies in Portugal. Other shareholders include several Portuguese Pharmacies.

The listing of Farminveste highlights the ambition of the company and its long-term objectives, enhancing its domestic and international profile and reputation. It also demonstrates the core mission of Euronext to finance the real economy, giving companies the visibility and the access to a wide range of investors, and also access to capital.

Paulo Jorge Cleto Duarte, CEO of Farminveste, said: “The admission to trading of Farminveste B shares on the Euronext Access platform is a significant step towards the consolidation of the Farminveste group's growth. Its main objective is to enable investors to have a mechanism that facilitates the transaction of the company's shares and the establishment of a reference price for them. It is also an additional guarantor of credibility and transparency for the market."

Farminveste (ticker symbol: MLFMV) was listed through the admission to trading of 9,500,000 B-shares through a technical listing on 16 October 2018The company’s market capitalisation on the day of its listing was €53 million considering only the listed B-shares.

Euronext Access is a gateway market for companies seeking simplified access to listing and improved visibility. It is open to companies of all sizes, maturities or industries.

_{About Farminveste
Farminveste – Investimentos, Participações e Gestão, S.A. ("Farminveste") is an investment company whose corporate object is to invest in companies in the areas of pharmaceutical distribution, information technology and systems, pharmaceutical market intelligence, provision of healthcare services and real estate. It is owned by the Portuguese National Pharmacies Association whose membership comprisesalmost all pharmacies in Portugal. For more information please visit: www.farminveste-sgps.com}

Pioneer of self-storage in Europe raises €575 million, making it the second largest newly-listed company to join Euronext Brussels over the last decade

Brussels, 15 October 2018 – Shurgard Self Storage SA (“Shurgard”, ticker symbol: SHUR) today began trading on Euronext Brussels (Compartment A) with an initial market capitalisation of €2.04 billion.

Shurgard is the largest owner and operator of self-storage centers (stores) in Europe in terms of number of stores and net rentable square meters. Shurgard commenced operations in 1995 and is one of the pioneers of the self-storage concept in Europe. In total, its network of 229 stores comprises approximately 1.2 million net rentable square meters and serves more than 150,000 customers in the Netherlands, France, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany and Denmark.

With an Offer Price at €23 per share, Shurgard’s total offering size amounts to €575 million. With a total of 88,935,681 shares admitted to trading, Shurgard has an initial market capitalisation before opening of €2.04 billion.

Marc Oursin, CEO of Shurgard, said: “With the ringing of the Euronext Brussels bell, we are starting a new chapter in our company’s history. Still, our core value will always remain the same: to provide the best storage experience for our customers and to further strengthen our platform of self-storage centers with growth across the 7 countries where we operate.” 

To mark Shurgard’s first trading day, Marc Oursin, CEO, rang the bell to open the markets in Brussels today.