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As of June 27, the international bond trading platform Eurex Bonds is extending its range of products to include euro-denominated government bonds from Austria and the Netherlands.

The inclusion of Austrian and Dutch government bonds is part of the continued expansion of the Eurex Bonds product range. In addition to euro bonds from German issuers, Eurex Bonds has been offering bonds from the European Investment Bank, as well as European corporate and covered bonds from Spain, France, the UK and Ireland, since November 2004. The platform’s product portfolio is to be enlarged during the coming months through the addition of further euro-denominated government bonds.

Trading on Eurex Bonds reached an average daily turnover of €509 million (single counting) in May. This equates to an increase of 20 percent month-on-month, or around 16 percent year-on-year. Average daily turnover has further increased in the current month to €720 million.