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NASDAQ OMX Commodities And Nord Pool Spot Monthly Market Report - November 2011

Date 12/12/2011

Highlights physical November 2011:

POWER:

• Nord Pool Spot market share of Nordic consumption was 72.8 per cent in November.
• The total Nordic preliminary consumption for November was 33.1 TWh compared to 31.3 TWh in October.
• Volumes traded in the day-ahead and intraday markets were 26.6 TWh in November compared to 24.6 TWh in October 2011.
• The average system price for November was 41.18 EUR/MWh compared to 27.96 EUR/MWh in October 2011. 
• The value of turnover in the day-ahead and intraday markets for November was EUR 1.17 billion.

SEC Charges GlaxoSmithKline Subsidiary And Former CEO With Defrauding Employees In Stock Plan

Date 12/12/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a subsidiary of pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline and the subsidiary’s former chairman and CEO with defrauding employees and other shareholders in the company’s stock plan by buying back their stock at severely undervalued prices.

Virtu Financial Acquires NYSE AMEX Designated Market Maker - Approved DMM For NYSE And NYSE Amex

Date 12/12/2011

Virtu Financial (“Virtu”) today announced the acquisition of the Designated  Market Maker (“DMM”) business from Cohen Capital Group’s NYSE Amex  DMM Unit and Virtu’s entrance as a registered floor-based market maker at the  New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and NYSE Amex, wholly owned  subsidiaries of NYSE Euronext  (NYX). The acquisition was completed today and terms of the deal were not  disclosed.

Euroclear Plans Senior Management Changes

Date 12/12/2011

Several Euroclear senior management changes are expected to be implemented in early 2012, once the relevant regulatory approvals are obtained.

International Securities Exchange Adopts Exegy Ticker Plant

Date 12/12/2011

Exegy, Inc., the market data appliance company, announced today that the International Securities Exchange (ISE) has adopted the Exegy Ticker Plant to handle all inbound data feeds. With this new technology, ISE will be able to lower the latency of its inbound data feeds as well as reduce its production server footprint.

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Monthly Statistical Report November 2011

Date 12/12/2011

Total number of listed companies on the main market amounted to 214 at the end of November 2011. Meanwhile, the number of listed companies on Nilex reached 20 at the end of November 2011.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Good Delivery Material Price Differential For December 2011 Rubber

Date 12/12/2011

The price differential of the Good Delivery material for the  December 2011 contract month in the Rubber market has be determined as follows:

Launch Of Tokyo Stock Exchange Overseas PR Magazine "TSE Magazine 'Evolving Japan'"

Date 12/12/2011

Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc. (TSE) launched "TSE Magazine 'Evolving Japan'", TSE's first PR magazine targeting overseas investors.

HKEx Announces Temporary Holiday Risk Management Arrangements

Date 12/12/2011

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the following holiday risk management arrangements.

Improved Monitoring And Reporting On Financial Instruments Related To EU Cchesion Policy

Date 12/12/2011

The European Commission welcomes the approval today by the EU Member States to improve the monitoring and reporting on financial instruments available under cohesion policy like guarantee schemes to finance the start up of new small companies. This will mean that Member States will have to report once a year on progress made in financing and implementing these instruments. Such reporting will allow the Commission to better assess the overall performance of financial instruments across Member States. Together with additional information to be presented with each statement of expenditure, the Commission will be able to produce accurate and comprehensive accounts, which give a true image of the Union's assets and of the actual budgetary implementation.