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Press Doorstep Of European Commission President Barroso With German Chancellor Merkel Ahead Of The Working Dinner On 4 June 2012 In Berlin

Date 05/06/2012

"Good evening,

First of all let me thank Chancellor Merkel for this opportunity to discuss and prepare the next European Council.

We in the European Commission we believe that to achieve growth we need sound public finances - that is why fiscal consolidation is indispensable. We need competitiveness - that is why structural reforms are indispensable - and we also need some targeted investment. And it is around these lines that we are going to propose some initiatives for growth."

EEX Trading Results In May

Date 05/06/2012

In May 2012, the total trading volume on the Natural Gas Market of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) amounted to 4,375,006 MWh (May 2011: 3,017,886 MWh).

New Zealand's Financial Advisers Disciplinary Committee Reappointments

Date 05/06/2012

Commerce Minister Craig Foss today announced the reappointment of Tracey Berry, Simon Hassan and Peter Houghton as members of the Disciplinary Committee.

TOM Insight May 2012

Date 05/06/2012

Click here to download TOM’s May‘ 12 Insight, a document describing matching statistics on TOM MTF and savings made for the retail client by TOM Smart Execution.

Thai Futures Exchange’s USD Futures Well-Received On 1st Trading Day

Date 05/06/2012

The Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX), under The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) group, revealed that trading volume of its USD Futures gained warm welcome from investors, reaching more than 3,400 contracts on the first trading day.

Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index Closed Down 8.04% In May - Index Measures Performance Of 100 Of World’s Leading Shari’ah-Compliant Stocks - Dow Jones Islamic Market Asia/Pacific Titans 25 Index, Dow Jones Islamic Market Europe Titans 25 Index End May In Negative Territory - Dow Jones Islamic Market U.S. Titans 50 Index Lose 6.08%

Date 05/06/2012

The Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index finished May down 8.04%, according to data compiled by Dow Jones Indexes. The index measures the performance of 100 of the world’s leading Shari’ah-compliant stocks.

Trading On The Warsaw Stock Exchange: May 2012

Date 05/06/2012

• The total value of trading in shares on the Main Market reached PLN 14.9 billion (down by 36.7% year on year), the volume of trading in derivative instruments was 1.2 million (up by 6.3% year on year).¹⁾
• The incremental value of session trading in shares was PLN 81.7 billion year to date in 2012, as compared to PLN 105.5 billion in the same period of 2011.
• Cash transactions on Treasury BondSpot Poland in May nearly doubled year on year and reached PLN 39.1 billion.
• Spot transactions on the WSE electricity markets reached 9.3 TWh year to date, as compared to 9.1 TWh in 2011 (up by 2.6%), while trading in property rights increased by 21.3% in that period.

Nominations Now Being Accepted For 2012 Platts Global Energy Awards

Date 05/06/2012

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2012 Global Energy Awards which recognize corporate and individual excellence in five main categories for a total of 20 individual performance awards(http://geaweb.platts.com/CategoryOverview.aspx), announced Platts, the program host and a leading global provider of energy, petrochemicals and metals information. All nominations must be received by September 10, 2012.  

ASX Group Monthly Activity Report - May 2012

Date 05/06/2012

Click here to download ASX Group's monthly activity report for May 2012.

Summary Of May 2012 Activities At Tokyo Commodity Exchange - TOCOM May 2012 Average Daily Volume Up 12.7% from April 2012

Date 05/06/2012

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) announced today that May 2012 trading volume averaged 104,196 contracts per day, up 12.7% from April 2012.