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Tokyo Grain Exchange Monthly Trading Report July 2012

Date 01/08/2012

Please click here to download the TGE Monthly Trading Report for July 2012.

Osaka Securities Exchange Trading Overview In July 2012

Date 01/08/2012

OSE announced a trading overview (preliminary estimates) in July  2012.

Aggregated Market Shares In Sweden, July 2012 – Burgundy And Nasdaq OMX

Date 01/08/2012

In cooperation with SIX Telekurs, Burgundy publishes aggregated market shares in Swedish equities on a monthly basis, in order to provide a better picture of the market.

Tokyo Financial Exchange Trading Volume in July 2012

Date 01/08/2012

The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 732,130 increasing 120.3% in comparison to that of the previous year comparable month, and increasing 83.6% in comparison to that of the previous month, and the daily average was 34,863  

Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) Monthly Statistical Report - July 2012

Date 01/08/2012

At the end of July 2012 TADAWUL All Share Index (TASI) closed at a level of 6,878.19 points, gained 168.28 points (2.51%) over the close of the previous month.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Price Of Crude Oil For July 2012 Contract

Date 01/08/2012

Final settlement price of Middle East Crude Oil for July 2012 contract is 49,340 yen.

Maple And TMX Group Announce Take Up Under Maple Offer; All Conditions To Maple Offer Have Been Satisfied

Date 01/08/2012

• New Maple Board of Directors has been appointed
• Approximately 91% of outstanding TMX Group shares deposited under Maple offer
• Offer remains open until 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on August 10

SIFMA Statement On SEC Report On Municipal Securities Market

Date 31/07/2012

SIFMA today released the following statement from Leslie Norwood, co-head of SIFMA’s municipal securities division after the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a comprehensive report on the state of the municipal securities market.  

CBOE Holdings, Inc. Board Increases Quarterly Dividend; Extends Share Repurchase Program

Date 31/07/2012

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) today announced that its Board of Directors approved a 25-percent increase to its quarterly cash dividend to $0.15 per share from $0.12 per share and authorized the company to repurchase an additional $100 million of its outstanding unrestricted common stock. 

SIFMA: US Municipal Bond Credit Report, 2012 Q2

Date 31/07/2012

About the Report

The municipal bond credit report is a quarterly report on the trends and statistics of U.S. municipal bond market, both taxable and tax-exempt. Issuance volumes, outstanding, credit spreads, highlights and commentary are included.

Summary

According to Thomson Reuters, long-term municipal issuance volume, including taxable and tax-exempt issuance, totaled $113.1 billion in the second quarter of 2012, a 44.8 percent and 70.1 percent increase, respectively, quarter-over-quarter ($78.1 billion) and year-over-year ($66.5 billion). Refundings as a percentage of issuance continued to stay elevated in the second quarter as issuers sought to take advantage of low rates, with approximately 62.5 percent of issuance in 2Q'12 derived from refundings, having abated slightly from the 66.7 percent in 1Q'12 but well above 48.9 percent in 2Q'11. Year-to-date, municipal issuance totaled $191.2 billion, a smidge shy of the 10-year average ($194.3 billion year-to-date).