ANALYSIS AND COMMENTS MARKET SUMMARY


FINANCIAL MARKET SUMMARY

Selected Financial Instruments
	Outstanding at end	Trans- actions during	Other changes during	Outstanding at end
	Mar Qtr 2009	Jun Qtr 2009	Jun Qtr 2009	Jun Qtr 2009
Selected Financial Instruments	$b	$b	$b	$b
Currency and deposits	1 521.1	41.2	-19.3	1 543.0
Short term debt securities	518.9	22.7	-4.5	537.0
Long term debt securities	1 289.2	36.6	-27.9	1 297.9
Derivatives	343.1	-33.5	13.1	322.7
Loans and placements	2 458.5	41.8	-33.5	2 466.7
Listed shares	939.8	26.8	113.1	1 079.7
Unlisted shares	1 016.2	18.3	-14.5	1 020.1
Reserves of life offices and pension funds	960.2	34.4	33.7	1 028.2
General insurance prepayments and reserves	75.1	-1.3	0.0	73.8

Deposit liabilities increased to $1,543.0b at the end of June 2009, following transactions of $41.2b during the quarter compared with transactions of -$6.8b in the previous quarter. The major contributors were banks which accepted $28.0b (up $1.2b on that accepted last quarter) and rest of world which accepted $19.1b (up $14.3b on that accepted last quarter).

Short term security liabilities increased to $537.0b at the end of June 2009, following net issuances of $22.7b. Total long term debt security liabilities increased to $1,297.9b at the end of June 2009, following net issuance of $36.6b during the quarter. National general government issued bonds worth net $16.6b, of which $16.7b were issued domestically. Rest of world had net issuance of $13.4b and central borrowing authorities had net issuance of $13.0b, of which $19.8b were issued in the domestic market and $6.8b were redeemed offshore. Banks issued $7.3b and financial intermediaries n.e.c. redeemed $12.3b.

The value of derivative contracts on issue at the end of June 2009 decreased by $20.4b to $322.7b. Components of the decrease were net settlements of $33.5b and valuation increases of $13.1b.

Loan liabilities rose to $2,466.7b at the end of June 2009, following transactions of $41.8b during the quarter. Households borrowed $33.1b and private non-financial corporations repaid $14.0b.

The listed share market increased by $139.9b to $1,079.7b at the end of June 2009, with valuation increases of $113.1b and issuance of $26.8b. Private non-financial corporations issued $20.5b and banks issued $4.8b. The value of the unlisted share market increased by $3.9b to $1,020.1b at the end of June 2009, with issuance of $18.3b and valuation decreases of $14.4b.

At the end of June 2009, the reserves of life offices and pension funds were $1,028.2b following transactions during the quarter of $34.4b and valuation increases of $33.6b. General prepayments and reserves were $73.8b.