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  • Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Indexes In February: Down Slightly Despite Geopolitical Concerns

    Date 23/02/2011

    The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index was down 0.62% for the month of February. Geopolitical concerns – particularly regarding unrest in the Middle East and North Africa - in addition to other supply and demand concerns, drove market activity. The three most significant downside performing single commodity indexes in February were natural gas, sugar and crude oil, which were down 12.53%, 11.10%, and 6.60% respectively. 

  • Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: Revisions To Tel Div-20 Index Rules And Enhancement To Tel-Div Index

    Date 23/02/2011

    At its 17 February 2011 meeting, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) Board of Directors approved revisions to Tel Div-20 index methodology. Under the current rules, the index includes the 20 companies with the highest dividend yields. The primary objective of the revisions, which entail an expansion of the index’s constituent base, is to improve the representativeness of the index, which will now include major actively traded companies with a consistent, but comparatively modest, dividend policy. By broadening the index, TASE also seeks to stabilize constituency changes and mitigate price fluctuations that occurred following index review and update dates. 

  • February 2011 Monthly Preliminary Performance Report - Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Indexes

    Date 23/02/2011

    The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index was down 0.62% for the month of February. The Dow Jones-UBS Single Commodity Indexes for Cotton, Silver and Coffee, had the strongest gains with month-to-date returns of 17.59%, 14.52%, and 10.53%, respectively. The three most significant downside performing single commodity indexes were Natural Gas, Sugar and Crude Oil, which were down 12.53%, 11.10%, and 6.60% respectively, in February.

  • Instinet's Analysis Of The LSEG/TMX Deal - LSEG-TMX Merger Likely To Hit Regulatory Roadblocks

    Date 23/02/2011

    On February 9, the London Stock Exchange Group and TMX Group announced plans to merge, with LSEG shareholders set to own 55% of the combined entity. The merger will be subject to customary reviews and approvals,including a 45-day review (with a 30-day extension option) by the Canadian government to determine the "net benefit to Canada." As the market is currently giving the deal only a 60% chance of being consummated, we are not the only party questioning its feasibility. In an attempt to handicap the review process, we discuss below the six factors under Section 20 of the Investment Canada Act that will be considered by Industry Minister Tony Clement.

  • Shanghai Stock Exchange, BM&FBOVESPA Ink Cooperation Agreement

    Date 23/02/2011

    The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) officially signed the Memorandum of Understanding on closer cooperation with BM&FBOVESPA SA in Sao Paulo, Brazil on February 21 (Beijing Time)