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Sequana Medical Lists On Euronext Brussels - Capital Raised Through IPO Will Enable The Execution Of Sequana Medical’s Strategy

Date 11/02/2019

Belgian-based medtech company Sequana Medical NV (ticker symbol: SEQUA) today began trading on Euronext Brussels (Compartment C) with an initial market capitalisation of approximately €107.2 million. This transaction demonstrates the attractiveness of Euronext as the leading stock exchange for European biotech and medtech companies. With this operation, Sequana Medical joins a large franchise of 89 life science companies (52 biotech and 37 medtech companies) currently listed on Euronext’s markets, representing a total market capitalisation of €22 billion per 31 January 2019.

Euronext Increases Offer Price

Date 11/02/2019

Euronext has today announced that the offer price for the shares in Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA is being increased from NOK 145 to NOK 158 per share. The acceptance period of the offer is extended to 11 March at 17:30 CET. 

Euronext Details Its Strategic Project To Create A Leading Player In The Nordics With Oslo Børs VPS And Adjusts Its Offer

Date 11/02/2019

• Create a leading player in the Nordics with Oslo Børs VPS, a combination for growth
• Offer price raised from NOK 145 to NOK 158 per share
• Acceptance period extended by four weeks to 11 March 2019

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 11/02/2019

Highlights

- Securities Market

• Market capitalisation was $32 trillion at the end of January 2019, an increase of 7 per cent from $29.9 trillion at the end of December 2018.
• The average daily turnover in January 2019 was $88.4 billion, an increase of 23 per cent when comparedwith $71.9 billion in December 2018.
• The average daily turnover of CBBCs in January 2019 was $10.1 billion, a decrease of 3 per cent when compared with $10.4 billion for the same period last year.
• There were 13* newly listed companies in January 2019, a decrease of 57 per cent when compared with 30* for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of Debt Securities in January 2019 was $300 million, an increase of 50 per cent when compared with $200 million for the same period last year.

SPiCE VC Makes Strategic Investment In Digital Securities Exchange Archax - Strengthens Portfolio With Stake In London-Based Institutional Venture

Date 11/02/2019

SPiCE VC, the world’s first fully tokenised venture capital fund, today announced its latest strategic investment, taking a stake in Archax – the forthcoming institutional digital securities exchange based in London. Digital securities, also known as security tokens, take real-world assets and ‘tokenise’ them using distributed ledger technology.

Brokerage House Securities Leads Nasdaq Dubai Equity Futures Market Activity

Date 11/02/2019

• BHS overall market share by value in last 6 months is 50%
• BHS is most active brokerage for Saudi futures
• Success comes amid investor awareness campaign conducted jointly with Nasdaq Dubai

Securities Commission Malaysia: Independent Study Proposes Recommendations To Spur Growth And Drive Synergies In The Venture Capital Ecosystem

Date 11/02/2019

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) is reviewing recommendations proposed by the Institute for Capital Market Research (ICMR) to spur further growth and drive greater synergies in the Malaysian Venture Capital (VC) industry.

Tuesday 12 February 2019 An Official Holiday At Qatar Stock Exchange On The Occasion Of The National Sports Day

Date 11/02/2019

On the occasion of the National Sports Day, which falls on Tuesday of the second week of February, Tuesday 12 February 2019 will be an official holiday for QSE.

Q & A On M&A, Reorganization, Regulation On Shanghai Stock Exchange In 2018

Date 11/02/2019

1. Q: Merger and acquisition (M&A) and reorganization is one of the main ways for the capital market to optimize resource allocation and to support the high-quality development of the real economy. Under the circumstances that China's economic development is in the face of a complicated external environment and the downward pressure, how to give full play to the functions of the system of M&A and reorganization has been an important task for the capital market to serve China’s overall strategy. Can you brief us on the general situation of M&A and reorganization on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) market in 2018?

A: In 2018, China's economy has maintained a good momentum characterized by overall stability with steady progress, mixed with new and worrisome developments, and the external environment is complex and grave, with the economic operation facing downward pressure. Experiencing difficulties at the current stage, some listed companies are in the face of the tasks for structural adjustment, transformation and upgrading that are more urgent than before, making it necessary to give better play to the role of the capital market in serving the real economy. As an important way to optimize resource allocation in the capital market, M&A and reorganization is important in supporting the listed companies’ efforts to accelerate transformation and upgrading, resist risks and challenges and achieve high-quality development.

The Saudi Stock Exchange Announces The Publication Of The Weekly Stock Market Ownership And Trading Activity Report (By Nationality And Investor Type)

Date 10/02/2019

To view the detailed Weekly Stock Market Ownership and Trading Activity Report (by Nationality and Investor Type) for Main Market and Nomu-Parallel Market please Click Here