ANALYSIS AND COMMENTS MARKET SUMMARY


FINANCIAL MARKET SUMMARY

Selected financial instruments
		Outstanding at end	Transactions during	Other changes during	Outstanding at end
		Jun Qtr 2009	Sep Qtr 2009	Sep Qtr 2009	Sep Qtr 2009
		$b	$b	$b	$b
Currency and deposits
	Currency	51.7	0.7	-	52.4
	Transferable deposits	441.5	-10.5	2.5	433.4
	Other deposits	958.4	7.5	-13.3	952.6
Short term debt securities
	Bills of exchange	149.8	-0.6	-	149.2
	One name paper	383.0	-12.1	-3.4	367.5
Long term debt securities
	Bonds, etc.	1 302.9	40.5	-20.8	1 322.6
Derivatives
	Derivatives	323.3	-47.7	62.8	338.3
Loans and placements
	Short term	299.9	-12.2	-5.1	282.5
	Long term	2 122.8	21.5	-2.0	2 142.2
Shares and other equity
	Listed	1 079.7	29.1	215.9	1 324.7
	Unlisted	1 154.9	26.5	37.2	1 218.6
Insurance technical reserves
	Reserves of pension funds and life offices	1 039.5	20.8	82.1	1 142.3
	General insurance prepayments and reserves	73.7	0.8	-	74.6
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Currency liabilities increased to $52.4b at the end of September 2009, following transactions of $0.7b during the quarter compared with transactions of -$1.2b for June 2009. Deposit liabilities decreased to $1,386.0b at the end of September 2009, following transactions of -$3.0b during the quarter compared with the transactions of $32.2b in the previous quarter. The major contributors were central bank which withdrew $11.5b and Banks which accepted $24.6b.

Short term security liabilities decreased to $516.7b at the end of September 2009, following net redemptions of $12.7b. Total long term debt security liabilities increased to $1,322.6b at the end of September 2009, following net issuance of $40.5b during the quarter. Banks issued bonds worth net $18.0b, of which $9.3b were issued in the domestic market and $8.7b issued offshore. Rest of the world had net issuance of $16.2b, and national general government had net issuance of $8.3b, of which $8.4b were issued in the domestic market and $0.1b were redeemed offshore.

The value of derivative contracts on issue at the end of September 2009 increased by $15.0b to $338.3b. Components of the decrease were net settlements of $47.7b and valuation increases of $62.7b.

Loan liabilities rose to $2,424.7b at the end of September 2009, following transactions of $9.3b during the quater. Households borrowings were $24.4b and state and local general government borrowed $10.8b. Other private non-financial corporations repaid $23.3b.

The listed share market increased by $245.0b to $1,324.7b at the end of September 2009, with valuation increased of $215.9b and issuance of $29.1b. Other private non-financial corporations issued $17.2b and banks issued $7.8b. The value of the unlisted share market increased by $63.7b to $1218.6b at the end of September 2009, with issuance of $26.5b and valuation increases of $37.2b.

At the end of September 2009, the reserves of life offices and pension funds were $1142.3b following transactions during the quarter of $20.8b and valuation increases $82.1b non-life insurance prepayments and reserves were $74.6b.