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TOCOM August 2013 Volume Averaged 95,792 Contracts Per Day, Down 4.7%

Date 05/09/2013

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange announced today that August 2013 trading volume averaged 95,792 contracts per day, down 4.7% from July 2013. Average daily volume was lower for key commodities such as Gold, which was down 9.2% to 43,341 contracts; Platinum was down 4.7% to 14,390 contracts and Rubber was down 4.8% to 8,989 contracts. Conversely, petroleum markets saw higher volumes with Crude Oil up 13.2% to 3,971 contracts and Gasoline up 2.4% to 8,283 contracts.

HKEx Monthly Market Highlights - August 2013

Date 05/09/2013

• The average daily turnover for the first eight months of 2013 was $64,258 million, an increase of 21 per cent when compared with $53,235 million for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of derivative warrants for the first eight months of 2013 was $8,088 million, an increase of 17 per cent when compared with $6,886 million for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of ETFs for the first eight months of 2013 was $4,090 million, an increase of 152 per cent when compared with $1,626 million for the same period last year.

SGX Introduces New Mainboard Rules For Mineral, Oil And Gas Companies

Date 05/09/2013

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today announced new Mainboard admission rules and continuing listing obligations for mineral, oil and gas (“MOG”) companies. 

HKEx On-Floor & Off-Floor Trading Statistics

Date 05/09/2013

Transaction in Terms of Turnover and Number of Trades Conducted On-floor and Off-floor

Singapore Is Largest FX Centre In Asia And Third Largest Globally

Date 05/09/2013

According to the latest survey by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), average daily foreign exchange (FX) turnover volume in Singapore grew 44% to US$383 billion in April 2013 compared with US$266 billion in April 2010. Global turnover growth in the same period was 35%. The survey ranks Singapore as the third largest FX centre globally after London and New York and the largest FX centre in Asia.

Professor Douglas W. Diamond Appointed As MAS Term Professor At NUS Business School - Pioneering Researcher In Financial Crises, Financial Intermediaries And Liquidity - To Hold Public Lecture On Short-Term Debt And Financial Regulation

Date 05/09/2013

Professor Douglas W. Diamond, the Merton H. Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, will be appointed as the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Term Professor in Economics and Finance¹ from 6 to 20 September 2013. He will be hosted by the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School, where he will advise faculty members and students on their research, work on joint research papers with faculty members, and speak at seminars and research workshops.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Corporate Investor Convicted Of Illegal Short Selling

Date 05/09/2013

The Eastern Magistrates’ Court today convicted Premium Stars Investments Limited (Premium Stars) after it pleaded guilty to one count of illegal short selling in the shares of China Properties Investments Holdings Limited (China Properties).

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines Sun On Tat Securities Company Limited And Its Responsible Officer $1.8 Million

Date 05/09/2013

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded Sun On Tat Securities Company Limited (Sun On Tat) and fined it $1,600,000 for internal control failings in a number of aspects of its operations.

NYSE Euronext Announces Trading Volumes For August 2013 - Global Derivatives ADV Up Year-Over-Year But Down Sequentially, Ex Bclear - European Cash Equities ADV Up Year-Over-Year But Down Sequentially - U.S. Cash Equities ADV Down Year-Over-Year And Sequentially

Date 05/09/2013

NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced trading volumes for its global derivatives and cash equities exchanges for August 2013.  Global derivatives average daily volume (“ADV”) of 5.8 million contracts, excluding Bclear, in August 2013 increased 8.6% compared to August 2012, but decreased 8.9% from July 2013.  U.S. equity options volumes increased 8.4% compared to August 2012, but decreased 6.0% sequentially.  ADV in European cash equities increased 17.9% compared to August 2012, but decreased 7.8% compared to July 2013. U.S. cash equities decreased year-over-year and month-over-month.

Taiwan Stock Exchange Promotes Listings To Japanese Companies

Date 05/09/2013

With the aim of further expanding the scale of the Taiwan capital market and strengthening its international profile, Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE)’s Senior Executive Vice President Mr. Lih-chung Chien will lead a delegation alongside the Taipei City government to Japan in early September. The delegation will aim to encourage more Japanese companies to list in Taiwan. TWSE has been proactively targeting the Japanese market since 2008, organizing more than five overseas trips, resulting in a number of Japanese companies planning a Taiwan listing. There are currently three Japanese companies who are applying for a listing on TWSE.