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NASDAQ OMX Commodities/Nord Pool March 2012 Report

Date 20/04/2012

Highlights physical March 2012:

POWER:

• Nord Pool Spot market share of Nordic consumption was 72.1% in March.
• The total Nordic preliminary consumption for March was 34.8 TWh compared to 38.3 TWh in February.
• Volumes traded in the day-ahead and intraday markets were 28.3 TWh in March compared to 30.9 TWh in February 2012.
• The average Elspot system price for March was 29.20 EUR/MWh compared to 49.06 EUR/MWh in February 2012.
• The value of turnover in the day-ahead and intraday markets for March was EUR 0.8 billion.

MCX Weekly Market Report April 13, 2012 - April 19, 2012

Date 20/04/2012

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HKEx: Changes Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 20/04/2012

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 27 April 2012 (Friday), 30 additional securities will be eligible for short selling and 21 existing designated securities will be removed from the list.  The total number of designated securities for short selling will be 646 after the revision.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report-20th April, 2012

Date 20/04/2012

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Japan's Financial Services Agency Extends Temporary Measures Regarding Restrictions On Short Selling And Purchase Of Own Stocks By Listed Companies

Date 20/04/2012

1. The following regulatory measures on short selling are currently in place, with regard to all listed stocks in Japan:

Shanghai Stock Exchange Market Closure Schedule For 2012 Labor Day

Date 20/04/2012

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) hereby announces its market closure schedule for 2012 Labor Day according to the "SSE Holiday Schedule for 2012" (Shang Zheng Jiao Zi [2011] No. 52) as follows: the SSE will close from April 29 (Sunday) to May 1 (Tuesday) and open for trading on May 2 (Wednesday). It will also close on the weekend on April 28 (Saturday). Please make relevant arrangements according to this notice.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Notice On The Adjustments To Trading Margins And Price Limits During Trading Halts During The 2012 International Labor Day Holiday

Date 20/04/2012

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority Welcomes Ruling On Hotchin Asset Preservation Orders

Date 20/04/2012

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by former Hanover director Mark Hotchin on asset preservation orders obtained by the Financial Markets Authority.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Notice On Newly Listed Contracts

Date 20/04/2012

From April 19, 2012, the 1304 series contracts of coke, linear low density polyethylene, RBD palm oil and PVC can be traded. 

Federal Court Orders $14 Million In Fines And Disgorgement Stemming From CFTC Charges Against Optiver And Others For Manipulation Of NYMEX Crude Oil, Heating Oil, And Gasoline Futures Contracts And Making False Statements - Order Resolves Charges Against Defendants Optiver Holding BV, Two Subsidiaries – Optiver US, LLC And Optiver VOF, And Three Senior Officers, And Includes Trading Limitations

Date 20/04/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it obtained $14 million in civil monetary penalties and disgorgement pursuant to a federal court consent order against defendants Optiver Holding BV, a global proprietary trading company headquartered in the Netherlands, and two subsidiaries – Optiver US, LLC (Optiver), a Chicago-based corporation, and Optiver VOF, a Dutch company, as well as against then company officers who were responsible for the unlawful trading: Randal Meijer, Bastiaan van Kempen, and Christopher Dowson, the only individual defendant who remains employed by Optiver.