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London Stock Exchange - 19 October 2023 - Technical Incident Update

Date 20/10/2023

At 15:11 BST on Thursday 19 October, all instruments on Partition 3 (of 3) of the LSE Order Book entered into a Halt state. This affected all instruments except for constituents of the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indices and International Order Book securities.

Rapid Growth In Renewables Calls For Greater Cooperation Among Member States To Double Flexibility In EU Power System

Date 20/10/2023

EU Member States need to massively ramp up their renewable power capacity in the coming years. This increase in renewables from variable sources, such as wind and solar, will also increase the need for ‘flexibility’ in the EU electricity system.

SET Joins Forces With TGO To Organize Climate Care Forum 2023: Time To Reduce "Reduce-For-The World"

Date 20/10/2023

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), together with state-owned Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (Public Organization) (TGO), today organized the Climate Care Forum 2023: Time to Reduce “Reduce-for-the World”, to recognize Climate Care Platform’s alliances which enthusiastically embark on decarbonization journey. This event is a model for other organizations to change organizational behavior in reducing consumption and managing resources effectively. The highlights of the event consisted of the presentation of certificates of honor to be granted to the participants of TGO’s special project called Low Emission Support Scheme (LESS) that promotes greenhouse gas reduction activities, and a special talk on “Climate Crisis: Time to Reduce”. The forum uses “Climate Clock” as a symbol to reflect “time” and “time that has passed” to alert people about the urgent need to act now in reducing emissions, contributing towards Thailand’s goal to be carbon neutral by 2050 and to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2065.

Encompass Named Among Industry Leaders On RiskTech100 List

Date 20/10/2023

Encompass Corporation, the provider of the leading dynamic Know Your Customer (KYC) process automation platform, has been announced as part of Chartis Research’s RiskTech100 list for the first time.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Issues Relevant Business Rules For Smooth Transition Of Enterprise Bonds

Date 20/10/2023

In order to implement the CPC Central Committee and the State Council's decisions and arrangements on institutional reform, following the unified arrangement of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) officially released 20 business rules for corporate bonds (including enterprise bonds) today. These rules cover the main institutional arrangements for issuance review, underwriting, self-regulatory supervision during the bond's lifespan, and investor suitability management. Currently, the SSE is prepared in terms of rules, business, technology, and market for the smooth implementation of the transition.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market Bulletin, October 20, 2023, Issue 35

Date 20/10/2023

Click here to download Shenzhen Stock Exchange's market bulletin, issue 35.

CFFEX Amends Contract Specifications And Detailed Trading Rules For 2-Year China Government Bond Futures

Date 20/10/2023

To further improve the contract design of China government bond (CGB) futures and facilitate market functioning, China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) released the amended 2-Year CGB Futures Contract Specifications and Detailed Trading Rules of CFFEX for 2-Year CGB Futures Contract on October 20, 2023, adjusting the tick size of 2-Year CGB futures contracts.

HKEX 2023 Third Quarter Results

Date 20/10/2023

HIGHLIGHTS

Nicolas Aguzin, Chief Executive Officer said: This was another good quarter of strategic progress for the Group, accompanied by strong headline financials. Quarterly revenue was up 18 per cent, core business revenue was up 9 per cent and profit attributable to shareholders was up 30 per cent compared with the 2022 comparable period. Despite challenging global markets, these results reflect HKEX’s resiliency, the purposeful ongoing diversification of the business, our active management of costs and the team’s resolute focus on the execution of our strategy. Highlights included the continued health and growth in HKEX’s Derivatives Markets, the go-live of a new smart-contract settlement platform, HKEX Synapse in October, and the confirmed launch of FINI, Hong Kong’s new digitalised IPO settlement platform for later this quarter. The macro backdrop remains fragile, but the business is in good shape and is well-positioned to capitalise on slowly improving market sentiment. Looking forward we will continue to place our customers at the heart of all that we do as we leverage our unique China connectivity and continue to strengthen the attractiveness and competitiveness of our markets and our offering.

Announcing JPX Market Innovation & Research’s Upcoming Proof Of Concept Testing For Trading Analysis Data

Date 20/10/2023

JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc. (JPXI) will conduct an proof of concept (hereafter referred to as "PoC") testing for trading analysis data.

CFFEX: Notice On Delivery Of Equity Index Futures And Options Contracts

Date 20/10/2023

The following equity index futures and options contracts are delivered on October 20, 2023 at their respective final settlement prices:

• IF2310 CSI 300 index futures contracts and the IO2310 series CSI 300 index options contracts are delivered at the final settlement price of 3509.59;
• IC2310 CSI 500 index futures contracts are delivered at the final settlement price of 5430.27;
• IM2310 CSI 1000 index futures contracts and the MO2310 series CSI 1000 index options contracts are delivered at the final settlement price of 5787.77;
• IH2310 SSE 50 index futures contracts and the HO2310 series SSE 50 index options contracts are delivered at the final settlement price of 2385.12.