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Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report- 4 March, 2016

Date 04/03/2016

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report for thec week ending 4 March, 2016.

CME Group Expands Base Metals Offering With New Aluminium European Premium Duty-Paid (Metal Bulletin) Futures

Date 04/03/2016

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will expand its base metals offering with the introduction of a new Aluminium European Premium Duty-Paid (Metal Bulletin) futures contract to begin trading on 21 March, 2016. Pending relevant regulatory review periods, the new contract will be available for trading on CME Globex, for submission for clearing through CME ClearPort, and will be listed with and subject to the rules and regulations of COMEX.

STI ETF In Focus As Singapore Equity Market Rebounds

Date 04/03/2016

• In line with the rally in regional equity markets, Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) has gained almost 11% over the last four weeks, recouping nearly all its losses since the start of the year.

Moscow Exchange Launches ETF On The RTS Index

Date 04/03/2016

On 4 March, Moscow Exchange celebrated the launch of trading in the FinEx Russian RTS Equity UCITS ETF (FXRL), the first Russian exchange-traded fund on the RTS Index.  

Osaka Exchange: Change Of Component Issues For The JPX-Nikkei Index 400

Date 04/03/2016

The following partial change of components of JPX-Nikkei Index 400 was announced.

SGX SICOM Rubber Report – February 2016

Date 04/03/2016

• Benchmarks SICOM TSR 20 and SICOM RSS 3 ended Feb 16 at US$1.120/kg and US$1.259/kg, representing an increase of 4.3% and 2.8% from a month ago respectively. While global rubber stocks remained high, rubber prices benefitted from increasing signs of supply response. Price improvements in the overall commodity complex are also lifting sentiments in the rubber market.

Summary Of February 2016 Activities At Tokyo Commodity Exchange

Date 04/03/2016

• TOCOM February Volume Averaged 133,704 Contracts per Day, Up 3.7 %
• Monthly Volume and ADV for Gold Rolling Spot hit all-time highs, while TOCOM Dubai Crude Daily Volume hit a new record high on February 8

Women In ETFs And Five Partner Organizations Ring The Bell For Gender Equality At 34 Stock Exchanges Around The World

Date 04/03/2016

For the second year in a row, Women in ETFs (WE) will ring the bells at stock exchanges around the world to celebrate International Women’s Day (8 March).  This year, WE is partnering with five other organizations in a growing momentum behind gender equality.  WE is leading 15 of the 34 stock exchange bell ringings at which WE will also host speakers to present the business case for women’s economic empowerment.

SGX Reports Market Statistics For February 2016

Date 04/03/2016

Securities 

• Total Securities market turnover value was up 4% month on month and up 14% year on year to S$24.1 billion, during 19 trading days compared to 20 in January 2016 and 18 in February 2015.

Securities Commission Malaysia Appoints New Deputy Chief Executive

Date 04/03/2016

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) wishes to announce that the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance has appointed Ahmad Fairuz Zainol Abidin as the SC's new Deputy Chief Executive (DCE) which takes effect from 1 April 2016.