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March 2008 Monthly Preliminary Performance Report Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Indexes

Date 28/03/2008

The Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index was down 3.53% for the month of March. The Dow Jones-AIG Single Commodity Indexes for Heating Oil, Crude Oil and Natural Gas had the strongest gains with month-to-date returns of 9.44%, 6.07% and 2.87%, respectively. The three most significant downside performing single commodity indexes were Coffee, Sugar and Soybean Oil which were down 20.53%,17.03% and 16.48% respectively, in March.
RTS Stock Exchange: D.C. Capital Joined Delivery Versus Payment System With Settlement In US Dollars

Date 28/03/2008

D.C. Capital joined Delivery Versus Payment (DVP) system without requirement of preliminary deposition of assets and with settlement in US dollars.
SICOM: Extension Of "Ring Sessions"

Date 28/03/2008

To cater to the needs of the market participants, SICOM has extended the ring sessions timing. Click here for the updated time table.
Agreement With Liquidity Provider For Shares In OMX AB Terminated

Date 28/03/2008

Following NASDAQ OMX Group's acquisition of over 97 percent of the shares in OMX AB, the liquidity provider agreement with Remium for shares in OMX AB on OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki and OMX Nordic Exchange Copenhagen will be terminated on March 31, 2008.
Bulgarian Traded Index BTX New On The Vienna Stock Exchange

Date 28/03/2008

The Vienna Stock Exchange today announces the launch of new country index, the Bulgarian Traded Index (BTX), which it will be calculating and distributing. The BTX is a capitalization-weighted price index and consists of seven of the most actively traded and highly capitalized shares on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange in Sofia: Chimimport AD, CB First Investment Bank AD, Eurohold Bulgaria AD, Industrial Holding Bulgaria PLC, CB Corporate Commercial Bank AD, Monbat AD and Kaolin AD.

MCX Weekly Market Report

Date 28/03/2008

Click here to download MCX's weekly market report.
Australian Securities Exchange: Public Consultation On Short Selling

Date 28/03/2008

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) welcomes the decision of the Treasurer, the Hon Wayne Swan MP, to pursue legislative change to remove the ambiguity in the Corporations Act around the disclosure of ‘covered’ short sales.
Australian Securities Exchange: Opes Prime Participant Status Suspended - Receivers And Managers Appointed

Date 28/03/2008

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) was advised yesterday evening that the Deloitte Corporate Reorganisation Group (Deloitte) was appointed as Receivers and Managers to Opes Prime Stockbroking Ltd (Opes Prime), an ASX trading, clearing and settlement Participant.
Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen): Swedish Banks Tackling Current Market Turmoil

Date 28/03/2008

The Swedish banks have managed relatively well in the turbulence prevailing on the financial markets, according to the report on the risks and threats to stability in the Swedish banking sector that FI is publishing yesterday.
SIFMA: Visa Reforms Vital To U.S. Financial Industry Competitiveness

Date 27/03/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today called for changes to the visa allocation system. The U.S. is quickly approaching the April 1, 2008 filing date for firms to request H-1B visas for potential employees for fiscal year 2009. For the second year in a row, the 65,000 H-1B visa cap is expected to be reached April 1, the first day applications are accepted.