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NASDAQ Dubai Welcomes $650 Million JAFZ Sukuk To Its Market

Date 24/06/2012

• Jebel Ali Free Zone chooses the international exchange in the region for its $650 million seven-year Sukuk
• Total value of listed Sukuk on the exchange now at $7.1 billion
• JAFZA CEO welcomes positive response from the market resulting in successful fund-raising

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Receives Istanbul Municipality Delegation

Date 23/06/2012

A high level delegation from Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality visited Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX).  The visit comes in a bid to strengthen mutual relations and communication between the cities of Istanbul and Abu Dhabi as well as to exchange knowledge in the framework of support and assistance and review the best practices in fields related to development and sustainability.

NASDAQ Closing Cross Calculates U.S. Russell Indexes For The Ninth Year During Russell's Annual Reconstitution

Date 22/06/2012

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced the NASDAQ Closing Cross was used for the ninth consecutive year to rebalance NASDAQ-listed securities in the entire family of U.S. Russell indexes during their annual reconstitution. Approximately 687.9 billion shares representing $9.5 billion were executed in the Closing Cross in 1.15 seconds across some 2,195 NASDAQ-listed stocks.

BATS 1000 Index Down 0.4% This Week

Date 22/06/2012

BATS Global Markets, a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reports the BATS 1000®Index (Ticker: BATSK) declined 62.63 points, or 0.4%, this week to close at 14,950.83 as of 4 p.m. ET today.

Borsa Italiana Welcomes Frendy Energy To Aim Italia-Mercato Alternativo Del Capitale

Date 22/06/2012

Frendy Energy today lists on Aim Italia - Mercato Alternativo del Capitale, Borsa Italiana’s market dedicated to SMEs. Frendy Energy is headquartered in Florence with assets in energy production derived from hydroelectric sources. The company was set up in 2006 to develop a mini-hydro electricity business in Italy.

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Select And Montreal Exchange Closed For Canada Day

Date 22/06/2012

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Select and Montreal Exchange will be closed on Monday, July 2, 2012, for the Canada Day holiday. NGX gas and electricity markets will be open for regular trading hours, though its crude oil markets will be closed.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 25 2012

Date 22/06/2012

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 25 - 2012. 

İMKB: S&P/OIC COMCEC 50 Shariah Index Launches Today

Date 22/06/2012

S&P/OIC COMCEC 50 Shariah Index, a joint index of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Member States’ Stock Exchanges Forum and S&P Indices, starts being disseminated today. The Index is designed to measure the performance of 50 leading Shariah-compliant  companies from the member states of OIC, namely, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cote d’Ivore, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report

Date 22/06/2012

Please click here to download the MSE Weekly Trading Report.

İMKB: Second Meeting Of The Taskforce Of MENA Stock Exchanges For Corporate Governance - Advisory Facility For MENA Stock Exchanges Launched By The OECD

Date 22/06/2012

In cooperation with the Capital Markets Board of Turkey and the İstanbul Menkul Kıymetler Borsası, the Organisation for Cooperation and Economic Development has organized a meeting which has assembled the heads of stock exchanges and securities regulators from the Arab World.