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HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 11/02/2019

Highlights

- Securities Market

• Market capitalisation was $32 trillion at the end of January 2019, an increase of 7 per cent from $29.9 trillion at the end of December 2018.
• The average daily turnover in January 2019 was $88.4 billion, an increase of 23 per cent when comparedwith $71.9 billion in December 2018.
• The average daily turnover of CBBCs in January 2019 was $10.1 billion, a decrease of 3 per cent when compared with $10.4 billion for the same period last year.
• There were 13* newly listed companies in January 2019, a decrease of 57 per cent when compared with 30* for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of Debt Securities in January 2019 was $300 million, an increase of 50 per cent when compared with $200 million for the same period last year.

SPiCE VC Makes Strategic Investment In Digital Securities Exchange Archax - Strengthens Portfolio With Stake In London-Based Institutional Venture

Date 11/02/2019

SPiCE VC, the world’s first fully tokenised venture capital fund, today announced its latest strategic investment, taking a stake in Archax – the forthcoming institutional digital securities exchange based in London. Digital securities, also known as security tokens, take real-world assets and ‘tokenise’ them using distributed ledger technology.

Brokerage House Securities Leads Nasdaq Dubai Equity Futures Market Activity

Date 11/02/2019

• BHS overall market share by value in last 6 months is 50%
• BHS is most active brokerage for Saudi futures
• Success comes amid investor awareness campaign conducted jointly with Nasdaq Dubai

Securities Commission Malaysia: Independent Study Proposes Recommendations To Spur Growth And Drive Synergies In The Venture Capital Ecosystem

Date 11/02/2019

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) is reviewing recommendations proposed by the Institute for Capital Market Research (ICMR) to spur further growth and drive greater synergies in the Malaysian Venture Capital (VC) industry.

Tuesday 12 February 2019 An Official Holiday At Qatar Stock Exchange On The Occasion Of The National Sports Day

Date 11/02/2019

On the occasion of the National Sports Day, which falls on Tuesday of the second week of February, Tuesday 12 February 2019 will be an official holiday for QSE.

Q & A On M&A, Reorganization, Regulation On Shanghai Stock Exchange In 2018

Date 11/02/2019

1. Q: Merger and acquisition (M&A) and reorganization is one of the main ways for the capital market to optimize resource allocation and to support the high-quality development of the real economy. Under the circumstances that China's economic development is in the face of a complicated external environment and the downward pressure, how to give full play to the functions of the system of M&A and reorganization has been an important task for the capital market to serve China’s overall strategy. Can you brief us on the general situation of M&A and reorganization on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) market in 2018?

A: In 2018, China's economy has maintained a good momentum characterized by overall stability with steady progress, mixed with new and worrisome developments, and the external environment is complex and grave, with the economic operation facing downward pressure. Experiencing difficulties at the current stage, some listed companies are in the face of the tasks for structural adjustment, transformation and upgrading that are more urgent than before, making it necessary to give better play to the role of the capital market in serving the real economy. As an important way to optimize resource allocation in the capital market, M&A and reorganization is important in supporting the listed companies’ efforts to accelerate transformation and upgrading, resist risks and challenges and achieve high-quality development.

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

Date 10/02/2019

To view the detailed Weekly Stock Market Ownership and Trading Activity Report (by Nationality and Investor Type) for Main Market and Nomu-Parallel Market please Click Here

Qatar Stock Exchange Announces Winners Of The 4th Annual IR Excellence Program

Date 10/02/2019

Qatar Stock Exchange announced the winners of the 2018 IR Excellence Program at  the  4th  Annual  IR  Excellence Program Awards ceremony held  in  the  Ritz Carlton Hotel on February 6th, 2019.

Ideas Of Order: Charting A Course For The Financial Stability Board, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman For Supervision Randal K. Quarles, At Bank For International Settlements Special Governors Meeting, Hong Kong

Date 10/02/2019

Let me begin by thanking the Bank for International Settlements and Agustín Carstens for the invitation to join you today. In considering venues for my inaugural speech as chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), I found this particular opportunity quite fitting. It is an honor to be here, in Hong Kong, with colleagues from around the world, representing central banks who are committed to advancing financial stability not only in their home countries but also globally.

B3 Breaks New Record On Mini Ibovespa Futures Contract

Date 08/02/2019

B3’s Mini Ibovespa Futures Contract hit a record high today ending the day at 7.305.927 contracts. The previous record of 7.094.542  contracts for Mini Ibovespa Futures Contract was recorded on February 7^th  2019. Today the Mini Ibovespa Futures Contract hit another record high, with 1.997.519 trades. The previous record of 1.964.099  trades was recorded on February 7^th 2019.