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Nigerian Exchange Weekly Stock Market Report For April 23rd 2021

Date 23/04/2021

A total turnover of 1.602 billion shares worth N42.142 billion in 19,507 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 1.263 billion shares valued at N10.759 billion that exchanged hands last week in 19,975 deals.

MVIS CryptoCompare Ethereum Benchmark Rate And MVIS CryptoCompare Bitcoin Benchmark Rate Licensed To 3iQ - Indices To Underlie Digital Asset ETFs On Toronto Stock Exchange

Date 23/04/2021

MV Index Solutions GmbH (MVIS®) in partnership with CryptoCompare, the global leader in digital asset data, announced the licensing of the MVIS CryptoCompare Ethereum Benchmark Rate (ticker: EBR) and the MVIS CryptoCompare Bitcoin Benchmark Rate (ticker: BBR) to 3iQ Corp. for their Ether ETF (TSX:ETHQ.U) and Bitcoin ETF (TSX:BTCQ.U).

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security SU29020RMFS3

Date 23/04/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 23.04.2021, 18-14 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 103.861) and initial margins (up to 10 %) for the security SU29020RMFS3 were changed. New values are available here

CFTC Awards Approximately $3 Million To Whistleblower - Agency Surpasses $1 Billion In Total Sanctions Associated With Whistleblower Awards

Date 23/04/2021

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced an award of approximately $3 million to a whistleblower whose specific, credible, and timely tip led the CFTC to open an investigation and ultimately bring a successful enforcement action.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security INTC-RM

Date 23/04/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 23.04.2021, 16-36 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 4234) and initial margins (up to 17.5 %) for the security INTC-RM were changed. New values are available here

MGEX Reports A Top 10 Day

Date 23/04/2021

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports that Thursday, April 22nd broke into the top 10 record book as the 6th best total volume day in history with a total of 28,699 contracts traded.

Moscow Exchange: RUB Penalty Rate Change

Date 23/04/2021

According to the decision of CCP NCC starting from April 26, 2021:

• RUB Rollover Rate in FX and Precious Metals Market (SDRUB) is set equal to 10%.
• Upper REPO Penalty Rate (HPenRate) on Equity Market is set equal to 10%.

Statement In Relation To Communications Between David Cameron And Bank Of England Officials

Date 23/04/2021

The Bank of England today published the response to a request made under the Freedom of Information Act, in respect of communications between David Cameron and Bank of England officials. This statement sets out the context of those communications. We will also publish a response to the Treasury Committee’s letter on the inquiry into the lessons to be learnt from the failure of Greensill Capital in due course.

Utopia Genesis Foundation Launches Three New Platforms For Artists And Creators - Blockchain-Powered Music Royalties Platform Releases A Music-Centric NFT Marketplace, Tokenized Liquidity Pool And A Decentralized Application For Tracking Music Data Consumption

Date 23/04/2021

Utopia Genesis Foundation, the organization formed to support the ecosystem development around blockchain-powered music royalties platform, Utopia Genesis, announced today the launch of three new platforms geared towards artists and creators in the music industry. The unique platforms include Genesis Arts, a music-centric NFT portal, Genesis Pool, which aims to provide funding for music projects through Utopia’s own cryptocurrency, $UOP, and Reach, a music analytics platform providing real-time consumption data.

2021 Report On ESG ETFs - UNCTAD & Conser & Trackinsight

Date 23/04/2021