Derivatives trades on the Singapore Exchange were up in August compared to the previous month but were still below last year's figures. Derivatives trading volumes were down one-fifth compared to August 2011, falling to 6.5m contracts, which was still up 12% compared to July.
 Daily average volumes were also down on the same period last year, falling 19% to 292,558 contracts, but still 8% higher compared to July. China A50 futures volume more than doubled to 730,699 contracts compared to Augus