The Eurostoxx 50 index remained the go-to underlying for primary market products in Europe while the stocks of Alphabet and AMS made a big impact in the listed products space during the first half of 2020.
The Eurostoxx 50 was the most popular underlying by sales volume in the European primary market during the first half year of 2020. The index, which provides a blue chip representation of supersector leaders in the eurozone, appeared as single underlying in 1,312 structured products worth approximately €4.6 billion between 1 January and 30 June 2020, translating in a market share of 17.12% (1H 2019: €7.5 billion from 1,375 products). By market, the eurozone benchmark was most used in