Japanese Market
In May, the top performer in the Japanese equity futures market was the Nikkei 225 (Osaka), Jun 25 contract, which recorded a strong gain of +5.36%. In April, the best performer was the JPX Prime 150 Index, Jun 25 contract, posting a more modest gain of +2.17%.
USA Market
The best-performing contract in the U.S. equity futures market for May was the E-mini NASDAQ-100, Jun 25, delivering a robust gain of +7.55%. The same contract also led in April, but with a smaller gain of +2.24%.
European Market
In May, the leading contract in the European equity futures market was the DAX Index, Jun 25, which posted a gain of +5.15%. This follows its performance in April, when it also led the region with a gain of +1.27%.
Japanese Market
In May, the best performer in the Japanese fixed income futures market was the Three-Month TONA (Osaka), Mar 27 contract, which recorded a decline of -0.1461%. In contrast, April's top performer was the OSE 10-Year JGB (Jun 25) contract, although it posted a gain of +1.63%.
USA Market
The 10yr US Treasury Notes (Globex), Sep 25 contract led the U.S. fixed income futures market in May, with a +0.81% gain. In April, the best performer was the 5yr US Treasury Notes (Globex), Sep 25 contract, which posted a smaller gain of +0.20%.
European Market
In the European fixed income futures market, the top performer in May was the Euro Buxl (30-Year), Jun 25 contract, achieving a notable gain of +4.33%. For April, the Euro BOBL (5-Year), Jun 25 contract was the leading performer, despite recording a decline of -1.07%.
Note: For scaling purposes, the chart displays the current midweek net percentage change and the previous week’s net percentage change for fixed income products. If the percentage net change is positive then yields have fallen. If the percentage net change is negative then yields have risen.