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DGCX Breaks Annual Volumes Record To Round-Off An Exceptional 2018

Date 02/01/2019

2018 Volume Highlights 

• Total volume traded in 2018 – 22,260,136 lots
• Total value traded in 2018 – USD 475 billion
• Highest daily volume of 2018 – 13th August 2018, 185,630 lots
• Highest trading month of 2018 – May, 2,163,598 lots
• Best performing asset class/product of 2018 – Indian Rupee, up 25%

HKEX Enhances Designated Specialist Programme For Exchange Traded Products

Date 02/01/2019

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) today (Wednesday) enhanced the Designated Specialist (DS) programme for its Exchange Traded Products (ETPs), which include Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Leveraged and Inverse (L&I) Products, to permit global liquidity providers that are not its Securities Market Makers (SMMs) to participate in ETP market making activities.

EGX Held Workshop With The International Finance Corporation (IFC) About Listing And Disclosure Requirements In The Egyptian Exchange

Date 02/01/2019

• EGX chairman: Developing the capital market from the value added chain perspective as a platform for finance and investment
• Farid: We are working rapidly to apply short selling and market maker systems to enhance liquidity and calming the market volatility

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Staying True To The Mission, Focusing On Talent Cultivation, Creating Value By R&D

Date 02/01/2019

The “Forum on Reviewing Selection of Top 10 Futures Investment & Research Teams in Past 10 Years” is held in Dalian on December 22. The forum, organized by Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), aims to summarize the past 10 years’ experience of selecting the “Top 10 Futures Investment and Research Teams” (the “Top 10 Teams” for short) and look into the future, staying true to the original intention of talent cultivation and upholding the idea of creating value by R&D (research & development). More than 100 persons from DCE, futures companies and investment institutions, teams participating in the past and the current selection activities attend the forum.

Malawi Stock Exchange Trading Sessions

Date 02/01/2019

The MSE wishes to advise Issuers and the Investing Public of the extension of trading hours of the Automated Trading System (ATS) effective 2 January, 2019. Brokers may now input client orders from  9:00  hrs  to  14:30  hrs.  However,  execution  of  trades shall  only  occur during the “Continuous Session”

Dalian Commodity Exchange: 2018 Top 10 Futures Investment & Research Teams Revealed

Date 02/01/2019

The Review Meeting on 2018 Top 10 Futures Investment and Research Teams” (the “Top 10 Teams” for short) of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) is held in Dalian on December 21 and 22. DCE Vice President Zhu Lihong delivers a speech and presents the award to the wining teams. A total of 8 judges from professional investment institutions make comments on and raise questions to the participating teams. More than 100 persons from 30 teams ranking the top 15 of the General Group and the Option Group take part in the review. After fierce competition, Tianfeng Futures No. 2 Team and Nanhua Futures Option Team win the first in the General Group and the Option Group respectively.

The Saudi Stock Exchange Performance Report – Annual Statistical Report 2018

Date 01/01/2019

At the end of the year 2018 Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) closed at a level of 7,826.73 points compared to 7,226.32 points for the previous year, gained 600.41 points (8.31%). The highest close level for the index (TASI) during the year (2018)  was 8,490.75 points as on 16th of July. 

The Saudi Stock Exchange Announces The Publication Of The Monthly Stock Market Ownership And Trading Activity Report (By Nationality And Investor Type)

Date 01/01/2019

Main Market
The total value of shares traded for the month  ending 31 December 2018 amounted to SAR 60.14 billion, decreasing by 3.28% over the previous month; while total stock market capitalization reached SAR 1,858.54 billion at the end of this period, increasing by 1.99% over the previous month.

Montréal Exchange's Markets Closed Today, January 1, 2019

Date 01/01/2019

The Exchange's markets are closed today, January 1, 2019.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Europe Dashboard

Date 31/12/2018

• Roiled by Brexit tensions, global trade uncertainty, and sharp declines in commodity prices, European equities slipped in 2018. The S&P Europe 350® fell 6% in December to end the year down 10%.
• As expected, this month the European Central Bank announced that its stimulus program would end in January. The market’s reaction was muted, although Eurozone inflation-linked sovereign bonds finished the quarter down 0.6% as their fixed-principal equivalents gained 1.3%.
• Despite a March 2019 deadline, the final shape of Brexit remains unclear ahead of an anticipated parliamentary vote in January. This uncertainty weighed down European equity markets; the S&P United Kingdom Index declined by 9% while Eurozone equities fell by 12%.