Due to the increased volatility on the financial markets in the last week of February, monthly volumes on Deutsche Börse's cash market platforms were significantly higher than in the previous year. In February, trading volumes amounted to €183.0 billion compared with €116.0 billion year-on-year, which corresponds to an increase of almost 60 percent. With 2.8 million orders executed and a trading volume of €18.6 billion, last Friday (28 February) was the day with the highest trading volume on Xetra since 2008.