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New Zealand Electricity Market Wrap
July 2020
- Over the month of July, ASX Otahuhu calendar year 2021 swap price moved down $17.32 to finish the month at $85.72. This is a price separation of -$5.10 from the next calendar year 2022.
- Over the month of July, ASX Benmore calendar year 2021 swap price moved down $21.39 to finish the month at $69.49. This is a price separation of -$20.74 from the next calendar year 2022.
- Total traded volume equaled 62,546 lots which is equivalent to 9.2178 million MWh.
- The daily average traded volume was 2,719.39 lots and total trade volume is up 612.53% from 2019.
- Total Open interest is 56,418 lots, up 35.74% from 2019
- Futures OI = 42,268 (up 45.19%)
- Options OI = 14,150 (up 13.65%)
| Contract | Month Open | High | Low | Month Close | Volume | Open Interest |
| July Otahuhu | 190.00 | 199.10 | 143.00 | 153.40 | 1859 | 1340 |
| July Benmore | 175.00 | 183.00 | 130.00 | 140.90 | 1580 | 1428 |
| August Otahuhu | 165.65 | 189.15 | 114.95 | 115.00 | 2552 | 1277 |
| August Benmore | 160.00 | 173.10 | 103.00 | 103.75 | 2235 | 1095 |
| Q3 2020 Otahuhu | 165.00 | 176.00 | 120.85 | 124.70 | 2025 | 3254 |
| Q3 2020 Benmore | 153.65 | 160.00 | 110.40 | 113.75 | 1662 | 1975 |