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The World Federation Of Exchanges Responds To UK FCA Consultation On Global Sandboxes To Test FinTech Applications

Date 02/03/2018

The World Federation of Exchanges (“The WFE”), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, has welcomed the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s initiative to consult the market on broadening the reach of its existing regulatory sandbox, and reiterated its support for a globally coherent approach to FinTech.

Half Of Romania's Stock Indices Rise By More Than 8% Since Start-2018

Date 02/03/2018

Half of Romania's stock indices rose by more than 8% since the beginning of the year, and the BET, which shows the trend of the 13 most traded companies on the regulated market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), rose by 8.49%.

EEX: Extension Of Iron Ore Products

Date 02/03/2018

From 23 April 2018 on EEX will extend its Iron Ore offering with new options and further product enhancements.

MARF Registers A €50 Million Bond Issue By AVINTI - It Is The Fourth Company To Register Issues In This BME’s Market In 2018

Date 02/03/2018

MARF today registered a €50 million senior secured bond issue placed by Grupo Avintia through its subsidiary Avintia Proyectos y Construcciones. The issue, which has been placed among qualified investors, has a nominal unit value of €100,000, maturity in September 2020 and a 4% coupon. Rating firm DBRS has granted the issuer a rating of BB (low), stable outlook.

CME Group Reaches Highest-Ever Monthly Volume Of 27.3 Million Contracts For February 2018

Date 02/03/2018

• Record monthly average daily volume across Options, Interest Rates and Agricultural asset classes
• Record Eurodollar futures average daily volume of 4.8 million contracts and open interest surpassing 17 million
• Twenty-six trading days above 20 million contracts

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Recovers From Early February Market Rout But Volatile Month Sees Index Fall 0.5 % In February

Date 02/03/2018

In February, the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index fell 0.5 per cent, however, the index is up 9.5 per cent for 2018.

London Stock Exchange Welcomes IntegraFin To Open London Trading

Date 02/03/2018

• IntegraFin Holdings plc joins the Main Market today, having priced at 196p on 27 February 2018, with a market cap of £649.4m
• Confirms London Stock Exchange’s role as a leading listing venue for high growth companies
• Demonstrates UK’s ability to grow and support  ambitious businesses
• First UK company from LSEG’s ELITE programme to join the Main Market

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report - 2 March, 2018

Date 02/03/2018

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report.

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Preliminary Results For The Year Ended 31 December 2017

Date 02/03/2018

Unless stated otherwise, all figures in the highlights below refer to continuing operations for 12 months to 31 December 2017 and comparisons with the prior 12 month period on the same basis.

• Continued execution of strategy driving strong operational and financial performance – deployment of capital for acquisitions and organic investment to drive multiple growth opportunities
• Strong financial results – headline growth across all core business divisions – Information Services, Post Trade and Capital Markets - underpins confidence in delivery of three-year financial targets
• Well positioned to drive further growth as a diversified, global financial markets infrastructure business – operating on an Open Access basis in partnership with customers

Boerse Stuttgart Generates Turnover In Excess Of EUR 7.1 Billion In February - Brisk Trading Due To Increased Volatility - Turnover In Derivative Investment Products And Investment Funds Up On January

Date 02/03/2018

According to its order book statistics, Boerse Stuttgart generated turnover in excess of EUR 7.1 billion in February 2018. The trading volume was up slightly on February 2017.