News Centre

Borsa Istanbul: Periodic Review For The BIST-KYD Corporate Eurobond Indices For The Period January 2017 Has Been Finalized

Date 29/12/2016

In accordance with the article 3.3. of BIST-KYD Indices Ground Rules, periodic review for the BIST-KYD Corporate Eurobond Indices for the period January 2017 (January 2, 2017 – January 31, 2017) has been finalized. There is not any Eurobond to be included in or excluded from the BIST-KYD Corporate Eurobond USD and BIST-KYD Corporate Eurobond USD (TRY) Indices and they will continue to be calculated with the same list of constituents in the period January 2017.

Sunday 1st January 2017 An Official Holiday For Qatar Stock Exchange

Date 29/12/2016

Qatar Stock Exchange hereby informs you as follows:

It has been decided that Sunday 01 January 2017 will be an official holiday at Qatar Stock Exchange and work shall resume on Monday 02 January 2017.

Performance Of The Amman Stock Exchange, 2016

Date 29/12/2016

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE), Mr. Nader Azar, said that the ASE price index weighted by free float shares increased to reach (2170.3) point at the end of 2016 compared with (2136.3) point by the end of 2015; an increase of (1.6%). The market capitalization of listed shares at the ASE decreased to JD (17.3) billion; a decrease of (3.8%), compared with year 2015 closing, constituting (65%) of the GDP.

EEX New Participant: Edlo Energy S.p.A.

Date 29/12/2016

Edlo Energy S.p.A. has been admitted to exchange trading for Phelix Futures and Options, Belgian Financial Power Futures, Dutch Financial Power Futures, French Financial Power Futures and Options, Greek Financial Power Futures, Italian Financial Power Futures and Options, Nordic Financial Power Futures and Options, Romanian Financial Power Futures, Spanish Financial Power Futures and Options and Swiss Financial Power Futures.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Bans Lam Yuk Wai For Life

Date 29/12/2016

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Lam Yuk Wai, a former staff of HSBC Broking Securities (Asia) Limited, HSBC Broking Futures (Asia) Limited, HSBC Broking Futures (Hong Kong) Limited and HSBC Broking Forex (Asia) Limited (collectively, HSBC Broking), from re-entering the industry for life.

Moscow Exchange: Final Settlement Of Brent Oil Futures In January 2018

Date 29/12/2016

The Exchange has added the Brent Oil Futures contract (BR-1.18) expired on 1 January 2018 to the trading system. The expiration date was established in accordance with paragraph 3, clause 1.5 of the contract specification. The contract corresponds with the ICE Brent Crude Futures contract expired on 19 December 2017.

NSD Repository Receives Repository Operations License From The Bank Of Russia

Date 29/12/2016

On 28 December 2016, the NSD Repository received the license for repository operations issued by the Bank of Russia. It became the first entity in Russia to receive this type of license.

Securities Commission Malaysia: Call For Nomination: SC-OCIS Scholar In Residence Programme In Islamic Finance At The Oxford Centre For Islamic Studies For Academic Year 2017/18

Date 29/12/2016

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) have opened nominations for the sixth Visiting Fellowship at OCIS under the Scholar in Residence (SIR) Programme in Islamic Finance, for the academic year commencing October 2017.

Strong Year For New Listings At Nasdaq’s Nordic Markets - Maintains Its Position As The Leading Hub For SME Growth In Europe

Date 29/12/2016

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) welcomed 94 new listings to its Nordic markets* in 2016, including both large cap IPOs and a particularly strong inflow of small and medium sized companies (SMEs). The activity level is similar to what Nasdaq experienced during the record year of 2015.

Shanghai Stock Exchange, Moscow Exchange Held “2016 Russian Capital Markets Forum”

Date 29/12/2016

On December 22 2016, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (the SSE) and the Moscow Exchange (the MOEX) co-held the “2016 Russian Capital Markets Forum” at the SSE’s trading floor. This is the second gathering of the two exchanges in Shanghai, China since the First Russian Capital Markets Forum in November 2015. Mr Wu Qing, Chairman of the SSE, met with Mr Alexander Afanasiev, CEO of the MOEX. Mr Huang Hongyuan, President of the SSE and Mr Alexander Afanasiev attended the forum and delivered the opening remarks. This year’s forum was attended by representatives from Russian Ministry of Finance, Bank of Russia as well as representatives from over 40 Russian and Chinese listed companies and financial institutions.