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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX SmallCap Index

Date 07/10/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX SmallCap Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, October 11, 2011:

Shareholders of Candente Copper Corp. (TSX:DNT) approved on August 23, 2011, the Plan of Arrangement whereby the company will spin out certain copper and lead-zinc properties in Peru. For every 5 shares of Candente held, shareholders will receive 1 share of a new company named Cobriza Metals Corp. Cobriza will trade on TSX for the first time (the ex-date of the spin-off) on October 12, 2011, under the ticker symbol "CZA" and the CUSIP number 19105V 10 5. The spun out shares of Cobriza will be added at zero price to the S&P/TSX SmallCap and Equity SmallCap Indices after the close of trading on Tuesday, October 11, 2011. There will be no divisor changes for either of these indices as a result of these additions.

Fitch Downgrades Spain To 'AA-' - Outlook Negative

Date 07/10/2011

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Spain's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to 'AA-' from 'AA+'. The rating Outlook is Negative. Fitch has simultaneously affirmed Spain's Short-term rating at 'F1+' and the Country Ceiling at 'AAA'.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 07/10/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, October 11, 2011:

• Alderon Iron Ore Corp. (TSXVN:ADV) will be removed from the index as well as the S&P/TSX Venture Select Index. The company will graduate to trade on TSX under the same ticker symbol.

BM&FBOVESPA Announces September 2011 Market Performance

Date 07/10/2011

BM&FBOVESPA announced September 2011 market performance. The highlights were:

SIX Swiss Exchange: Key Statistics For September 2011 - ETF Segment Of SIX Swiss Exchange Continues To Grow And Eclipses Previous Record Year 2010 After Three Quarters Already.

Date 07/10/2011

The growth of SIX Swiss Exchange's ETF segment is uninterrupted: by the end of September 2011, the figures of the previous record year 2010 have already been surpassed. While turnover rose to CHF 79'221 million (2010: CHF 71'676 million), a total of 762'936 transactions were concluded in Q3 2011 (2010: 696'579).

TMX Group Statement On Maple Applications To Canadian Provincial Securities Commissions

Date 07/10/2011

TMX Group Inc. acknowledges the announcement that Maple Group Acquisition Corporation (Maple) has filed applications with the provincial securities regulatory authorities in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia.

Maple Group Provides Update On Regulatory Process

Date 07/10/2011

Maple Group Acquisition Corporation ("Maple"), a corporation whose investors comprise 13 of Canada’s leading financial institutions and pension funds, announced today that it has submitted applications for regulatory approval to each of the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”), Autorité des marchés financiers (“AMF”), Alberta Securities Commission and British Columbia Securities Commission, in connection with Maple’s proposal to acquire 100% of TMX Group Inc. (“TMX Group”) (TSX: X) shares in an integrated acquisition transaction valued at approximately $3.8 billion.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 40

Date 07/10/2011

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 40 - 2011.

Luxembourg Stock Exchange Sees Growth In Its FNS Activity

Date 07/10/2011

On 6 October 2011, the number of notices processed by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange on behalf of issuers reached the milestone of 25,000.

Clearstream’s September 2011 figures

Date 07/10/2011

In September 2011, the value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers registered a minor decrease to € 10.81 trillion (compared to € 10.86 trillion in September 2010).