Barclays is again behind a monthly best-seller on a single stock structure while the S&P MidCap 400 Index made its debut in the top five league table.

The US market collected US$9.3 billion notional from approximately 3,200 structured notes registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in May, down 15.7% from April or 18.3% lower year-on-year (YoY), SRP data shows.  The amount marks the second consecutive monthly decrease after the market started strong and climbed further in March. The S&P 500 index was up 6.15% in May, bringing its year-to-date (YTD) return to 0.51%. It was a rebound from April’s 0.76% decl