In May 2011, the value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers registered an increase of 3 percent to EUR 11.3 trillion (compared to EUR 10.9 trillion in May 2010). Securities held under custody in Clearstreams international business stayed flat at EUR 5.9 trillion compared to same month last year while domestic German securities held under custody increased by 7 percent from EUR 5.0 trillion in May 2010 to EUR 5.4 trillion in May 2011. In May 2011, 3.26 million international settlement transactions were processed, a 3 percent decrease over May 2010 (3.37 million). Of all international transactions, 78 percent were OTC transactions and 22 percent were registered as stock exchange transactions. On the German domestic market, settlement transactions reached 7.72 million...
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