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LSEG And National Stock Exchange Of India Sign MoU

Date 21/09/2018

• LSEG and NSE sign MoU to work towards a dual listing route for Masala bonds
• Agree to explore the launch of ELITE, LSEG’s successful business support and capital raising initiative for private high-growth companies, in India in 2019
• Reinforces London Stock Exchange’s status as India’s funding partner of choice

GPW Takes New Decisions In Its Penny Stock Policy

Date 21/09/2018

• GPW introduces new rules of determining the reference price in the case of a split of the nominal value of shares
• The amendments apply to a split resulting in an “after split” reference price below PLN 0.01
• The new rules apply to companies listed on the GPW Main Market and NewConnect

HKEX Forfeiture Of Unclaimed Interim Dividend For 2012

Date 21/09/2018

On 8 August 2018, HKEX announced that, pursuant to HKEX’s Articles of Association, the interim dividend for 2012 of HK$1.85 per share, payable on 21 September 2012 and remaining unclaimed on 21 September 2018, would be forfeited and would revert to HKEX.  Accordingly, the unclaimed interim dividend for 2012 amounting to HK$10,748,757.93 is forfeited and reverts to HKEX today

SGX Proposes New “Trade At Close” Session For Securities Market

Date 21/09/2018

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is seeking public feedback on the proposed introduction of a new trading session for the securities market, the “trade at close” (TAC), which will take place after the closing auction routine ends.

CESC Index Report For August 2018

Date 21/09/2018

Highlights

• CES China HK Mainland Index was down 1.2 per cent as Mainland and Hong Kong markets came under pressure  
• CES Innovative Biotech Index dropped 6.3 per cent despite good results of pharmaceutical companies  
• US stocks hit new highs amid divergent global stock index performance  
• Delivery versus Payment settlement fully implemented in Bond Connect
• Launch of real-name registration system for Northbound trading under Stock Connect set for September 
• CSRC has invited public comments on Shanghai-London Stock Connect 

Moscow Exchange: The Additional Trading Session Starts Later For Derivatives On 4, 11, 17,18, 25 And 26 October 2018

Date 21/09/2018

Please note that the Derivatives Market evening trading session will begin five minutes later, i.e. at 7:05 pm MSK, on 4, 11, 17, 18, 25 and 26 October 2018, as these are the last trading days for options contracts (in accordance with clause 6.2 of the Rules of organized trading for the Moscow Exchange Derivatives Market).

GPW Introduces Modifications To The Derivatives Market

Date 21/09/2018

• GPW introduces futures on high-tech stocks, including game developers: Livechat, Playway and Ten Square Games
• The calculation and publication rules for the mWIG40, WIG20TR, mWIG40TR and sWIG80TR indices will be modified
• KDPW_CCP started to publish intraday margins for all index and single-stock futures as of August 2018

Moscow Exchange: Final Settlement Prices Of September Precious Metals Futures Determined

Date 21/09/2018

The final settlement prices of the September precious metals contracts were determined as follows:

Over 100 New Companies Join Euronext’s Techshare Programme, Expanding To Four New Countries

Date 21/09/2018

• Euronext kicks off its fourth annual capital markets training programme for non-listed companies, expanding to Germany, Italy, Spain and Switzerland
• TechShare is the only dedicated programme for European technology companies focused on IPOs
• Total number of companies selected this year has quadrupled since the introduction of the programme

SGX Named Exchange Of The Year For Derivatives At FOW’s Asia Capital Markets Awards

Date 21/09/2018

• FlexC, Net Total Return offerings cited as innovations that further “futurised” OTC markets
• SGX’s “virtual steel mill” drove strong growth in commodity derivatives