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Dubai Financial Market Performance – February 2014

Date 03/03/2014

The Dubai Financial Market General Index up 11.9% to 4220.5 points at the end of February compared to 3770.4 points at the end of January. At the sectoral level, indices of four out of the nine sectors represented on DFM ended the month in the green, with the Financial & Investment services sector increasing the most by 27.5%, followed by the Real Estate and the Banking sectors by 13.7%, and 10.3% respectively. The Consumer Staples, Telecommunication, Insurance and Services sectors decreased by 9.9%, 6% and 2.6% and 1.7% respectively. 

Moscow Exchange: The Exchange's Risk Management System On 3 March

Date 03/03/2014

Please note the following regarding the exchange's risk management system for certain markets on 3 March:

FX market

Margin rates remain unchanged:

Should market conditions change, the risk management system parameters are to be adjusted during the trading day.

NZX Gender Diversity Annual Statistics

Date 03/03/2014

Under Listing Rule 10.4.5(j) NZSX listed companies (excluding overseas companies) are required to include in their Annual Report quantitative data on the gender breakdown of the Directors and Officers at the financial year end.

Tokyo Financial Exchange Trading Volume In February 2014

Date 03/03/2014

The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures in February was 337,747 ( + 10.0% MoM / △ 26.0% YoY) and its average daily volume was 17,776 . 

Statement By G-7 Finance Ministers On Economic Support For Ukraine

Date 03/03/2014

We are closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine.  The transition to a new government in Ukraine offers a unique opportunity to put in place urgently needed market-oriented reforms that will restore financial stability, unleash economic potential, and allow Ukraine’s people to better achieve their economic aspirations. 

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Digest - 26 February 2014

Date 03/03/2014

TSE’s broad index lost 1.48% in the week ended 26 February.

Hong Kong’s Securities And Futures Commission Amends Codes On Takeovers And Mergers And Share Repurchases To Align With New Companies Ordinance

Date 03/03/2014

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has with immediate effect amended the Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Repurchases (the Codes) to bring them in line with the new Companies Ordinance which comes into force today. 

ASIC Facilitates Internet Securities Offers

Date 03/03/2014

Companies looking to raise capital quickly and gain market opportunities will benefit from an ease in compliance requirements, after ASIC today released updated guidance to facilitate and encourage the use of the internet and other interactive media for making offers of securities.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Adds Minsheng, Everbright As Futures Margin Depository Banks

Date 03/03/2014

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Price Of Crude Oil For February 2014 Contract

Date 03/03/2014

Final settlement price of Middle East Crude Oil for February 2014 contract is 67,470 yen.