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Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Market Report For February 26th 2021

Date 26/02/2021

A total turnover of 1.930 billion shares worth N20.656 billion in 24,687 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 1.541 billion shares valued at N18.235 billion that exchanged hands last week in 22,752 deals.

TMX Group Limited Normal Course Issuer Bid Approved

Date 26/02/2021

TMX Group Limited ("TMX Group") announced today that its normal course issuer bid ("NCIB") has been accepted by Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX").

ESMA Updates Q&As, Templates And Technical Instructions For Securitisation Reporting

Date 26/02/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority, the EU’s securities markets’ regulator, has today published 4 new Q&As and modified 11 existing Q&As.  ESMA also updated reporting instructions and an XML schema for the templates set out in the technical standards on disclosure requirements.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Calls For Strong G20 Policies To Counter ‘Dangerous Divergence’

Date 26/02/2021

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva made the following statement today at the virtual meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors:

Moscow Exchange To Add New Options To Trade After Hours On The Equity Market

Date 26/02/2021

From 1 March 2021, Moscow Exchange will provide more benefits to banks, brokers and their clients trading after-hours on MOEX’s Equity Market.

Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service Nigeria Honoured With Nigerian Stock Exchange Digital Closing Gong Ceremony

Date 26/02/2021

The Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Alhaji Muhammad Mamman Nami engaged with the capital market community on the platform of The Nigerian Stock Exchange’s (NSE or The Exchange) digital Closing Gong Ceremony on Friday, 26 February 2021.

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

Date 26/02/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 26.02.2021, 17-46 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 2338) and initial margins (up to 22.5 %) for the security HPQ-RM were changed. New values are available here

FSB Publishes Peer Review On Implementation Of Over-The-Counter Derivatives Market Reforms In Indonesia

Date 26/02/2021

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published its Peer Review of Indonesia. The review examines steps the authorities have taken to implement over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market reforms in Indonesia, including by following up on relevant G20 commitments.

Euronext Welcomes The Approval Of The European Commission On The Contemplated Acquisition Of The Borsa Italiana Group

Date 26/02/2021

Euronext, the leading pan-European market infrastructure, today confirms that the European Commission has approved Euronext under the EU Merger Regulation as a suitable purchaser for the contemplated acquisition of the Borsa Italiana Group (the “Transaction”). This approval further improves the certainty of execution of the Transaction, by satisfying an additional major condition for the completion of the Transaction.

MNI Chicago Business Barometer™ – Slipped to 59.5 in February

Date 26/02/2021

Key Points – February Report

The Chicago Business Barometer^TM, produced with MNI, fell 4.3 points to 59.5 in February. The downtick comes after a sharp increase in the previous month, when the index rose to a 2.5-year high.