Liquidnet reports 50% rise in Asian block sizes

Electronic trading platform operator Liquidnet reports that decent liquidity is returning to local markets in Asia and it is matching more trades than ever before in the region. The company, one of the most widely used dark pools by buy-side traders, reports average execution sizes in Asia now of around $1.3 million, up from $800,000-900,000 six months ago. "Things started to get back on track in the middle of last year," says Lee Porter, Asia-Pacific managing director at Liquidnet in…