LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - Average daily trading volumes of foreign exchange rose 15 percent in June from a year earlier, NEX Group said in a statement on Tuesday, continuing a strong run for electronic trading platforms in currency markets this year.
NEX, which runs one of the largest FX trading platforms, said average daily traded volumes topped $95.8 billion, up from $83.3 billion in June 2017. However, volumes in June of this year fell 5 percent from May.
In the 12 months to end-June, NEX said spot volumes were up 9 percent on a year earlier.
Other trading platforms including CLS and Thomson Reuters TRI.TO , the parent company of Reuters News, have also reported a big rise in trading volumes for 2018 as volatility picked up from multi-year lows, encouraging companies and speculators to trade more currencies.
In other markets, European repo volumes jumped 22 percent in June from the same month a year earlier, NEX said, while U.S. repo volumes edged upwards and trading of U.S. Treasuries dropped by 6 percent.