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New Year's Message From Japan Exchange Group, Group CEO Kiyota

Date 04/01/2018

I would like to wish everyone a happy new year. As we usher in 2018, I would like to offer my warmest greetings and wish everyone health and prosperity for the year.

First, allow me to take a look back at market conditions in 2017. 

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Prices Of Cash-Settled Oil Futures December 2017 Contracts

Date 04/01/2018

Final settlement prices for cash-settled oil futures December 2017 contracts are as follows:

(Yen/kl)
Platts cash-settled Dubai Crude Oil  43,780
Cash-settled Barge Gasoline          58,580
Cash-settled Lorry Gasoline          59,140
Platts cash-settled Barge Kerosene   60,340
Platts cash-settled Lorry Kerosene   60,820
Platts cash-settled Barge Gas Oil    60,070
Platts cash-settled Lorry Gas Oil    58,750

Tokyo Financial Exchange Trading Volume In December 2017 And Year 2017

Date 04/01/2018

１．Trading Volume in December 2017

(1) Interest Rate Futures contracts

The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 138,573 ( + 54.1% MoM / - 18.9% YoY ) and its average daily volume was 6,599 . 

ASX Monthly Activity Report - December 2017

Date 04/01/2018

Listings and Capital Raisings

• In December 2017, total capital raised was $12.3 billion, up 89% on the previous corresponding period (pcp). 
• In calendar year 2017, 143 new listed entities listed, compared to 133 in calendar year 2016. Total capital raised in calendar year 2017 totalled $64.0 billion, compared to $60.9 billion in calendar year 2016.

New Year Message from Takamichi Hamada, President & CEO, Tokyo Commodity Exchange

Date 04/01/2018

In 2017, Japan’s well-balanced economic growth continued. Business conditions are improving in a  positive economic cycle with increasing profits leading to greater expenditures. In geopolitics, North Korea and the Middle East created waves during the year and expectations for U.S. interest rate increases bolstered the value of the dollar. As a result, TOCOM's leading Gold and Platinum contracts had historically low volatility.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 03/01/2018

Corrections for the options and futures combined Legacy and Disaggregated commitment reports dated December 26, 2017 for NYMEX contract market Eur Style Natural Gas Options (CFTC ID 02365U) were made today

B3: Ibovespa Breaks New Record And Reaches 77.995 Points

Date 03/01/2018

B3’s main stock market performance index – Ibovespa – hit a record high today ending the day at 77.995 points, up 0.13% from yesterday trading session. The previous Ibovespa record of 77.891 points was recorded yesterday.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 03/01/2018

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

S&P Dow Jones Indices: S&P Europe 350® Factor Dashboard  

Date 03/01/2018

• For the first time since 2013, our European Quality, Enhanced Value, Momentum and Low Volatility indices all outperformed over the calendar year.  
• Despite concerns earlier in the year that dividend strategies were becoming expensive, investors got what they paid for in the fourth quarter; the dividend strategy with the lowest value score at the end of September - the S&P Europe 350 Dividend Aristocrats - gained the most in the last three months of the year.

CFTC Financial Data For Futures Commission Merchants Update

Date 03/01/2018

Financial Data for Futures Commission Merchants for CFTC.gov information has recently been updated, and is now available.