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PanXchange Launches Industry’s First Institutional-Grade Industrial Hemp Exchange - Exchange Launch Builds On The Success Of The Firm’s Hemp Price Reporting Facility, The First To Market And Now Preeminent Source Of Benchmark Prices For The Booming US Hemp Industry

Date 01/08/2019

PanXchange, a physical commodities OTC market structure solutions provider, today announced the launch of the industry’s first institutional-grade industrial hemp exchange. The marketplace will allow producers, processors, trade houses and end-users to participate in a transparent and efficient cash market for industrial hemp products and will ultimately pave the way for the creation of hemp derivatives contracts.

Bank Of England: Bank Rate Maintained At 0.75% - August 2019

Date 01/08/2019

The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee has voted unanimously to maintain Bank Rate at 0.75%. The committee also voted unanimously to maintain the stock of corporate bond purchases and UK government bond purchases.

Eurex's ESG Market Briefing

Date 01/08/2019

Eurex's STOXX® Europe 600 ESG futures have facilitated trading and hedging of socially responsible investment portfolios and are an important step in the construction and easy implementation for ESG mandates. These unique ESG futures are also essential to create opportunities for asset managers to retain flexibility when managing cash within ESG funds.

Amman Stock Exchange: 98.4 % Of The Listed Companies Provided The Financial Statements Of The Second Quarter 2019

Date 01/08/2019

The Acting Chief Executive Officer of Amman Stock Exchange’s  (ASE) Mr. Bassam Abu Abbas stated that (98.4%) out of 188 listed and traded companies have provided the ASE with their quarterly reports for the period ended 30/06/2019 during the specified period in the Directives of Listing Securities. This high percentage reflects the high compliance of the listed companies with the laws and regulations in force, and the high commitment of such companies to the principles of transparency and disclosure.

Refinitiv: A Weak In The Pound? Performance Of £ Sterling Vs US $ In Week Following New UK Prime Ministers Since 1976

Date 01/08/2019

With the pound falling below $1.21 and ahead of the Bank of England interest rates decision this morning, Refinitiv have looked back over currency data from 1976 to explore how pound sterling has performed in the markets a week, or 5 working days, following the appointment of a new UK Prime Minister.

Moscow Exchange Will Change Lot Size On The Stock Market From September 2, 2019

Date 01/08/2019

Moscow Exchange will change the lot size on the stock market from September 2, 2019 for the following share:

Bursa Malaysia Announces Rm93.2 Million Profit After Tax And Minority Interest For The First Half Of 2019

Date 01/08/2019

• PATAMI at RM93.2 million, decreased by 23.6%
• Annualised Return on Equity at 21%, decreased by 7 percentage points
• Basic earnings per share at 11.5 sen, decreased by 3.6 sen
• Operating revenue at RM240.0 million, decreased by 14.0%
• Operating expenses at RM122.6 million, decreased marginally by 0.7%
• Cost-to-income ratio at 49%, increased by 7 percentage points
• Average daily trading value for Securities Market’s on-market trades at RM2.0 billion, decreased by 24.9%
• Market capitalisation as at 30 June 2019 at RM1.8 trillion, decreased by 1.0%
• Securities Market velocity at 29%, decreased by 7 percentage points
• Average daily contracts traded for Derivatives Market at 49,351 contracts, decreased by 9.9%
• Average daily trading value for BSAS at RM32.1 billion, increased by 49.8%

GPW Group’s Stable Financial Results

Date 01/08/2019

• GPW Group’s revenue at PLN 89.1 million in Q2 2019
• EBITDA at PLN 57.6 million in Q2 2019
• Operating profit at PLN 48.2 million in Q2 2019
• Net profit at PLN 42.6 million in Q2 2019
• Operating expenses at PLN 43.3 million in Q2 2019
• General Meeting decided to pay a dividend of PLN 133.5 million (PLN 3.18 per share)

Boerse Stuttgart Records July Turnover Of EUR 6,2 Billion - All Asset Classes Show Significant Increase In Trading Volume Compared With June Figures

Date 01/08/2019

Based on the order book statistics, Boerse Stuttgart generated turnover of around EUR 6,2 billion in July 2019 – an increase of nearly 25 per cent compared to the previous month.

DGCX Records Best Ever Month In Its 14-Year History

Date 01/08/2019

The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) has registered its best ever month in its 14-year history, recording volumes of 2.382 million lots valued at over USD 39.2 billion in July, breaking the Exchange’s previous single month trading record of 2.16 million set in May 2018.