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New Zealand Electricity Market Wrap
May 2019
- Over the month of May, ASX Otahuhu calendar year 2020 swap price moved up $1.14 to finish the month at $103.58. This is a price separation of -$10.59 from the next calendar year 2021.
- Over the month of May, ASX Benmore calendar year 2020 swap price moved down $1.10 to finish the month at $87.38. This is a price separation of -$5.12 from the next calendar year 2021.
- Total traded volume equaled 18,823 lots which is equivalent to 4.0437 million MWh.
- The daily average traded volume was 818.39 lots and total trade volume is up 31.56% from 2018.
- Total Open interest is 49,281 lots, up 41.38% from 2018
- Futures OI = 32,431 (up 13.81%)
- Options OI = 16,850 (up 164.94%)
Contract | Month Open | High | Low | Month Close | Volume | Open Interest |
May Otahuhu | 130.25 | 136.55 | 121.55 | 123.00 | 10 | 583 |
May Benmore | 102.40 | 119.00 | 96.90 | 96.90 | 178 | 690 |
June Otahuhu | 145.00 | 147.15 | 103.50 | 103.50 | 987 | 1177 |
June Benmore | 115.00 | 123.20 | 88.95 | 88.95 | 1100 | 1313 |
Q2 2019 Otahuhu | 130.20 | 133.00 | 114.00 | 114.00 | 130 | 2608 |
Q2 2019 Benmore | 104.40 | 112.00 | 94.25 | 94.25 | 90 | 1996 |