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NZX Shareholder Metrics - December 2024

Date 06/01/2025

Please see attached NZX Limited shareholder metrics for December 2024.

EGX Holiday On Tuesday 7th Of January 2025

Date 05/01/2025

EGX will be on official holiday on Tuesday 7th of January 2025 as it is Eastern Christmas holiday, trading will be resumed on Wednesday 8th of January 2025.

Tehran Securities Exchange Weekly Market Snapshot, 1 January 2025

Date 05/01/2025

Click here to download Tehran Securities Exchange's weekly market snapshot.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Holds A Symposium With Foreign Institutions To Advance Comprehensive Reforms Of The Capital Market

Date 05/01/2025

Shanghai Stock Exchange (hereinafter referred to as "SSE") recently held a symposium with foreign institutions to exchange ideas with and collect suggestions from representatives of 8 foreign institutions. The attendee in charge of the exchange stated that the SSE has been implementing the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and firmly advancing the opening up of the capital market. Input from foreign institutions are welcome to pool efforts in deepening comprehensive reforms to ensure high-quality development of the capital market.

Amman Stock Exchange Records A 2.4% Increase For The End Of 2024

Date 04/01/2025

The Chief Executive Officer of the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE), Mazen Wathaifi, stated that despite the challenges faced the ASE and the national economy in 2024, which impacted the economic activity and the financial markets in the region, the ASE continued to play its role in providing a safe environment for trading securities and enhancing investors’ confidence to attract more investments and contribute to the development and strengthening of the national economy. The ASE General Index weighted by free float shares (ASEGI), increased by 2.4%, reaching 2488.8 points by the end of 2024, compared to 2431.2 points at the end of 2023. Noting that this closing is the highest since 2009, excluding the closing in 2022. Additionally, the price index weighted by free float market capitalization ASE20 Index, also increased by 2.7%, reaching 1344.0 points by the end of 2024, compared to 1308.8 points at the end of 2023.The Total Return Index (ASETR), which measures changes in shares prices for companies included in the index along with cash distributions assuming reinvestment in the shares of index companies, increased by 10.3%, reaching 1641.5 points by the end of 2024, compared to 1488.5 points at the end of 2023. The market capitalization of companies on the ASE increased to approximately JD17.7 billion, a 4.2% increase compared to the market capitalization at the end of 2023. It is worth noting that the market capitalization at the end of 2023, excluding the closing of 2022, was at its highest level since 2015.

Investor Activity On GPW In December 2024

Date 03/01/2025

The year 2024 brought record-high equity turnover on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The GPW Main Market equity turnover was PLN 25.4 billion in December 2024, representing an increase of 5.4% year on year. Average daily equity turnover stood at PLN 1.39 billion, an increase of 10.9% year on year. The broad market index WIG gained 1.4% between January and December 2024.

Nigerian Exchange Weekly Market Report For The Week Ended 3 January 2025

Date 03/01/2025

The market opened for four trading days this week as the Federal Government of Nigeria declared Wednesday January 1, 2025, as Public Holiday to commemorate the New Year Day Celebration.

ACER Publishes Its Multi-Annual Work Programme 2025-2027

Date 03/01/2025

ACER has released its multi-annual 'Single programming document 2025-2027', outlining its strategic goals and priorities for the coming years. The document also includes ACER’s 2025 Annual Work Programme, which focuses on advancing the EU energy market while tackling emerging regulatory challenges.

OCC Annual 2024 and December 2024 Volume

Date 03/01/2025

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) reported a 20.3% year-over-year (YoY) increase in total futures and options volume, reaching 1.1 billion contracts.

In December, equity options contracts saw a robust 29.5% YoY surge to 611.4 million, while index options contracts rose 6.1% YoY to 85.6 million. ETF options contracts also demonstrated strong growth, climbing 11.5% YoY to 400.4 million. Additionally, cleared futures contracts increased by 11.3% YoY, totaling 4.4 million for the month.

For the full year, the total volume of futures and options cleared through the OCC grew by 10.6% YoY, reaching an impressive 12.2 billion contracts.

Philip R. Lane, Member Of The Executive Board, ECB: Navigating A Fragmenting Global Trading System: Insights For Central Banks

Date 03/01/2025

Outline

• Based on “Navigating a fragmenting global trading system: insights for central banks”, Occasional Paper Series, No 365, ECB. 
• Explores major re-alignments of global trade due to non-tariff barriers 
• Not a conjunctural analysis of tariff policies