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RTS Board: September 15th – 19th, 2008

Date 23/09/2008

For the week of September 15th–19th, 2008, 148 trades were executed. The total trading volume on the RTS Board equaled 2,5 million US dollars. The following stocks were in the highest demand:
September 2008 “Market’s Measure” - Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes And STOXX Ltd. On The Performance Of U.S., European, Asia And Other Global Stock Market Indexes

Date 23/09/2008

Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 4.57% Loss in SEPTEMBER, European Stocks Lose 5.84%, Asia Falls 4.52% and World Equities Fall by 5.24% Automobiles & Parts Sector Posts Biggest Gain for September in Europe Basic Resources Sector Takes the Hardest Hit for September in Europe & Worldwide
Federation Of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges September Newsletter Posted On The Web

Date 23/09/2008

The FEAS August Newsletter, the monthly bulletin, bringing you general secretariat news, Member statistics on stock, bond and other volume comparisons on a monthly, year-to-date and prior period basis, in addition to market cap, currency changes, number of companies traded and index fluctuations, has been put on the FEAS website.
RTS Stock Market Weekly Trading Results: September 15th – 19th, 2008

Date 23/09/2008

Over the week of September 15th – 19th, 2008, the RTS Index went down by 3,42% to reach 1295,91 points (1341,75 points as of September 12th, 2008). Most of the negative impact on the Index dynamics was related to the falling prices for JSC "NOVATEK" ordinary shares (NVTK) (minus 13,03 points), OJSC "Polyus Gold" ordinary shares (PLZL) (minus 11,64 points) and Sberbank ordinary shares (SBER) (minus 10,52 points).
Eurex To Extend Fee Holiday For Index Dividend Futures - Fee Waiver Period Is Extended Until The Year-End 2008 To Enable Posting Of OTC Trades

Date 23/09/2008

The international derivatives exchange Eurex is to extend the fee waiver period on transactions in the Dow Jones Euro STOXX 50® Index Dividend Future until the end of 2008. The move comes in response to member requests to facilitate the migration of over-the-counter dividend swap trades into futures positions via the use of the Eurex OTC Block Trade Facility. The Eurex OTC Block Trade Facility is one of the set of Wholesale Functionalities provided for posting trades to Eurex Clearing, which

The iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index Fund Begins Trading On The NASDAQ Stock Market

Date 23/09/2008

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that the iShares(r) Nasdaq Biotechnology Index Fund (Nasdaq:IBB) began trading today on The NASDAQ Stock Market(r) (NASDAQ(r)). Barclays Global Investors (BGI), one of the world's largest institutional asset managers and Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) managers, transferred the
FORTS Weekly Trading Results: September 15th – 19th, 2008

Date 23/09/2008

For the week of September 15th – 19th, 2008 the total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) equaled 158,7 bln. roubles or 4,1 mln. contracts, including 12,4 bln. roubles during the evening trading session. The total open interest as of the last day of the week, September 19th, 2008 reached 121,7 bln. roubles or 2,4 mln. contracts.
CESR Announces An Open Hearing On Its Advice To The European Commission Regarding The UCITS Management Company Passport

Date 23/09/2008

This hearing will take place on 13 October, from 10.30-13.30. For further information and to register, please click here.
Short Selling: Italy's Commissione Nazionale Per Le Società E Le Borse Adopts New Provisions

Date 23/09/2008

Consob (Commissione Nazionale per le Società e le Borse) resolved today that the sale of shares issued by banks and insurance companies listed and traded on the Italian regulated markets shall be supported, from the moment of the order up and until the date of the settlement of the transaction, by the availability by the ordering party of the relevant securities.
Bond Exchange Of South Africa Records Largest Daily Turnover Figure Ever

Date 23/09/2008

The Bond Exchange of South Africa Limited (BESA) recorded its largest daily turnover figure ever on 22 September, topping R200 billion nominal during Monday’s trade. However, whilst turnover continues to show strong performance, yields have remained relatively stable since the beginning of September. The benchmark R153 was recorded at 9.620 yesterday yet this and other key bond yields may react on the back of inflation data to be reported by Stats SA later today.