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SGX: No Changes To Straits Times Index After Quarterly Review

Date 04/06/2015

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), Singapore Exchange (SGX) and FTSE Russell announce today that constituents of the Straits Times Index (STI) will remain unchanged following the conclusion of its quarterly review.

ICE Trade Vault Europe Approved By ESMA As Trade Repository For FX Derivatives

Date 04/06/2015

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced today that the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) approved ICE Trade Vault Europe Limited (ICE Trade Vault Europe) to extend its Trade Repository registration for the reporting of foreign-exchange (FX) derivatives trade data. The approval meets requirements of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). ICE Trade Vault Europe will assume the collection of FX derivatives data, which includes futures, options and forwards, with immediate effect.

HKEx Monthly Market Highlights - May 2015

Date 04/06/2015

- Securities Market

• The average daily turnover for the first five months of 2015 was $121,441 million, an increase of 86 per cent when compared with $65,208 million for the same period last year.

ECC: Banca Popolare Di Sondrio Becomes New General Clearing Member

Date 04/06/2015

European Commodity Clearing (ECC) has welcomed Banca Popolare di Sondrio, Sondrio (Italy), as a new General Clearing Member (GCM). As a GCM, the bank is now authorised to provide clearing services for all Non-Clearing Members of ECC as well as for all products and markets cleared by ECC. Initially, Banca Popolare di Sondri will offer clearing services for natural gas spot and power products.

ACER Invites Stakeholders To Provide Input For The Agency’s 2016 Work Programme

Date 04/06/2015

Alberto Pototschnig, Director of the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, presented yesterday the draft outline of the Agency’s 2016 Work Programme at a public workshop held in Ljubljana. The Director invited all interested parties to express their views and share their opinions on which areas the Agency should focus its efforts on next year.

Westports Holdings Replaces Felda Global Ventures Holdings In The Ftse Bursa Malaysia Klci June Semi-Annual Review

Date 04/06/2015

• One new constituent to be added to FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI
• Seven new constituents to be added to FTSE Bursa Malaysia Mid 70 Index
• Two  new constituents to be added to FTSE Bursa Malaysia Hijrah Shariah Index

ICAP: Electronic Broking: May 2015 Volumes

Date 04/06/2015

Historical data is available here: http://www.icap.com/investor-relations/monthly-volume-data.aspx

ICE Endex Collaborates With GME And Snam To Introduce Italian Natural Gas (PSV) Futures Contracts In September 2015

Date 04/06/2015

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced that ICE Endex expects to introduce physically delivered Italian natural gas futures contracts (Punto di Scambio Virtuale – Virtual Trading Point; PSV) in cooperation with Gestore dei Mercati Energetici S.p.A (GME) and Snam S.p.A., and in compliance with Italian law. The contract will launch on September 14, 2015, subject to regulatory approvals.

Thomson Reuters To Launch Its Industry-Leading Market Data Services In CME Group’s Aurora Data Center - Elektron Managed Services Will Be Available To All Customers In Aurora Who Want Access To Low-Latency Machine Readable News And Real-Time Market Data Through A Simple Cross-Connect

Date 04/06/2015

Thomson Reuters has today announced that it is extending the services it provides within CME Group’s co-location facility located in Aurora, Illinois to include managed real-time data feeds and its low-latency news service, providing customers with high-performance, high-quality content while lowering the cost of ownership.

Platts: Global Petrochemical Prices Continued To Climb In May - May Rise Of 4% Marked The Fourth Consecutive Month Of Increase

Date 04/06/2015

Prices in the $3-trillion-plus global petrochemicals market climbed another 4% month over month in May, for a fourth month of rebound following six consecutive months of falling prices. Petrochemical prices, expressed as a monthly average, increased $41 per metric ton (/mt) from April to $1,093/mt in May, according to the just-released monthly Platts Global Petrochemical Index (PGPI).