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Barclays Lists Seven Commodity-Related Exchange Traded Notes On The Tokyo Stock Exchange - Barclays iPath® ETN Series

Date 06/09/2011

Barclays Bank PLC announced today the launch of seven commodity-related iPath® Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE).

EEX Natural Gas And CO2 Trading Results In August - More Than 100 Participants Admitted For EEX Gas Trading – Incentive Model On Derivatives Market Effective

Date 06/09/2011

At 6,290,107 MWh, the highest monthly volume since the beginning of the year was traded on the Natural Gas Market of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) in August 2011 (August 2010: 2,648,600 MWh). The higher volume is due, in particular, to increased trading activities on the Natural Gas Derivatives Market for which EEX introduced a new incentive model at the beginning of August. Under this model, a bonus is paid to the respective three trading participants with the highest level of activity that trade a volume of more than 1 TWh or of more than 2 TWh respectively on a monthly basis. This model supplements the new incentive system for market makers and contributes to an increase in the attractiveness of the EEX gas market and to a further improvement in liquidity.

KRX To List KINDEX Inverse ETF On September 8, 2011

Date 06/09/2011

The Korea Exchange ("KRX") is going to list KINDEX Inverse ETF on September 8, 2011.

Dubai Gold And Commodities Exchange Sets New Monthly Volume Record Of Over Half A Million Contracts In August

Date 06/09/2011

• Exchange trades 548,566 contracts valued at $ 27.83 billion, a rise of  393% from 2010
• Currency futures trade all-time monthly high of 511,279 contracts, up 561% from last year
• DGCX achieves several volume records in August

ASX Group Monthly Activity Report – August 2011

Date 06/09/2011

The value of ASX-listed stocks, as measured by the All Ordinaries Index, fell 2.9% during August 2011. All other major markets fell more sharply during the month including Singapore down 9.5%, Japan down 8.9%, Hong Kong down 8.5%, the UK down 7.2%, and the US down 5.7%. 

BM&FBovespa And Shenzhen Stock Exchange Sign Memorandum Of Understanding

Date 06/09/2011

Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) and BM&F Bovespa recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Campos do Jordo, Saul Paolo. Song Liping, President of SZSE and Edemir Pinto, CEO of BM&F Bovespa signed on the MOU, which includes personnel exchange, mutual training, information and experience sharing.

Five Thai Listed Firms Make Forbes' Top 200 Asian Companies List

Date 06/09/2011

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) reveals five Thai listed companies are among "Asia's 200 Best Under a Billion" this year by Forbes Asia magazine which named the top 200 Asian firms with annual revenues of USD 5 million-USD 1 billion and strong earnings growth.

ASX Compliance Monthly Activity Report – August 2011

Date 06/09/2011

Average monthly new listings for FY12 year-to-date stand at 11 (compared to 13 listings per month on average for FY11).

Shanghai Stock Exchange Listed Companies' 2011 Semi-Annual Reports Summary

Date 06/09/2011

As of August 31, 2011, all the 922 listed companies on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) had completed the disclosure of 2011 semi-annual reports. Among them, 3 new listed companies disclosed semi-annual financial materials in their listing announcements.

BM&FBOVESPA And BNDES Present New Portfolio For The Carbon Efficient Index - ICO2 Encourages Companies To Adopt Transparent Practices Related To Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Date 05/09/2011

BM&FBOVESPA and BNDES announced today the composition of the theoretical portfolio of the Carbon Efficient Index, valid from September to December 2011. The ICO2 is an index composed of stocks in IBrX-50 index companies that have accepted involvement in the initiative, adopting transparent practices as regards greenhouse gas emissions (GGEs). The calculation of shares in the ICO2 index takes into consideration the greenhouse gas emissions and free float of companies. The emissions factors are recalculated annually while the free float is assessed every four months.