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ESMA Provides Opinions On Pre-Trade Transparency Waivers

Date 10/08/2011

ESMA today provided its first opinions on pre-trade transparency waivers to competent authorities under Article 29(1)(a) of the ESMA Regulation. These opinions contribute to a common supervisory culture and consistent supervisory practices. The decisions on ESMA opinions to competent authorities are taken by simple majority. 

Deutsche Börse Commodities Makes 500th Xetra-Gold Delivery - A Total Of 2.5 Tonnes Of Gold Have Been Transferred To Investors

Date 10/08/2011

Xetra Gold is a zero-coupon bond with perpetual maturity, representing a gram of gold. It is 100% backed by physical gold and represents the right to the delivery of gold. For investors, owning a unit of Xetra-Gold is equivalent to owning one gram of physical gold.

Presentation By HKEx Chief Executive Charles Li And Chief Financial Officer Samuel Wong On 2011 Interim Results

Date 10/08/2011

Click here to view the PowerPoint Presentation on HKEx 2011 Interim Results.

Initial Margin Requirements For Futures On FORTS And Instruments On RTS Standard And RTS Money To Be Changed

Date 10/08/2011

In accordance with the resolution adopted by the Derivatives Market Committee of RTS on August 9, 2011 the basic sizes of the Initial Margin requirements for futures contracts on FORTS and instruments on RTS Standard are to be changed started from the evening clearing session at 6.45pm MSK on the 9th of August, 2011.

Bucharest Stock Exchange Net Profit Tripled In H1 2011, To RON 12.5m

Date 10/08/2011

• Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) ends first 6 months with a net profit of RON 12.5m (H1 2010: RON 4.38m), by 185.6% higher comparing to the corresponding period last year, due to good operating and financial activity results.
• BVB net turnover grew by 28.4% in the H1 2011, to RON 10.90m (H1 2010: RON 8.49m), mainly due to the increase in the trading revenue. The operating profit amounted to RON 4.26m (H1 2010: RON 2.40m), while the financial result amounted to RON 9.14m (H1 2010: RON 2.84m).
• Half yearly 2011 financial results showed an improvement of main financial indicators, along with the doubling of the daily trading average in 2011 compared to the last year average, and the recording of the dividends from the Central Depository. 

HKEx Suspension Of Trading In The Shares Of HKEx

Date 10/08/2011

Due to technical problems encountered at the HKExnews website (www.hkexnews.hk), the interim results announcement of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEx” or “the Company”) and its subsidiaries for the six months ended 30 June 2011 submitted by the Company at 12:44 pm today for publication on the HKExnews website may not have been publicly accessible. HKEx Board of Directors announces that trading in the shares of HKEx on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited has been suspended with effect from 1:30 pm on Wednesday, 10 August 2011.

RTS Index Futures Trading Volume Exceeded USD10 Billion

Date 10/08/2011

On August 8, 2011 by 6.45pm MSK the trading volume in futures contracts on RTS Index amounted to USD10,553,121,366 (RUB299,056,463,903) or 3,019,242 contracts, setting a new trading record since 2005. 918,220 trades on the most liquid instrument of the stock market were executed by the end of the day.

Tokyo Grain Exchange: Circuit Breaker Level For Rice futures For The Clearing Period Of August 11, 2011 - Night Session On August 10 And Day Session On August 11

Date 10/08/2011

Disruption of HKExnews Website Services

Date 10/08/2011

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced today (Wednesday) that HKExnews website services are being interrupted due to technical problems. Contingency measures have been invoked until further notice to provide for the continued dissemination of issuers’ regulatory news.

HKEx 2011 Interim Results

Date 10/08/2011

The Board submits the unaudited consolidated results of the Group for the six months ended 30 June 2011. Click here for full details.