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TOM MTF Weekly Statistics Week 26, 2017

Date 30/06/2017

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 26, 2017.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Report For June 30th 2017

Date 30/06/2017

It was a brief trading week as the Federal Government of Nigeria declared Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th, 2017 as public holidays to observe the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan and Id-el-Fitr celebrations.

Meanwhile, a total turnover of 1.171 billion shares worth N11.458 billion in 13,763 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 2.311 billion shares valued at N24.577 billion that exchanged hands last week in 27,836 deals.

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Transaction In Own Shares

Date 30/06/2017

London Stock Exchange Group plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased through RBC Europe Limited, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 26 April 2017, the following number of its ordinary shares of 6 79/86 pence each ("Shares") on the London Stock Exchange as part of the buyback programme announced on 29 March 2017:

EBA Consults On Central Contact Points Under The Revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2)

Date 30/06/2017

African Securities Exchange Association And FSD Africa Sign Pact To Promote The Development Of African Capital Markets

Date 30/06/2017

The African Securities Exchange Association (“ASEA” or “the Association”) has signed a three year Cooperation Agreement with Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD Africa). The Agreement is in respect of FSD Africa extending technical assistance to ASEA to the amount of GBP 160,000 to the Association with the main objectives of; (i) supporting the organization of the Annual ASEA Flagship Conference; and (ii) enhancing the quality of data and statistics on the ASEA website portal. Through this technical assistance programme, ASEA and FSD Africa are working together to promote the sustainable development of Africa’s capital markets by encouraging inflows of long-term finance into Africa’s capital markets, and providing a spur to economic growth as those capital flows are invested in the real economy . 

Moscow Exchange To Move To Interim Dividend Payment

Date 30/06/2017

At its meeting on 30 June 2017 Moscow Exchange's Supervisory Board recommended that the company pay an interim dividend for the first half of 2017. The final decision on the payment, including the amount to be paid, will be made by shareholders at an EGM in early September. The date of the EGM will be announced in due course. 

IISL Index Dashboard, For The Month Ended June 30, 2017

Date 30/06/2017

Summary:

• NIFTY 50 closed at 9,520.90 as on June 30, 2017, decrease of 100.35 points (-1.04%) as against 9,621.25 as on May 31, 2017.
• The free float market capitalization of NIFTY 50 index was USD 556.03 Bn. as on June 30, 2017 as against USD 561.06 Bn. as on May 31,2017. The free float market capitalization of NIFTY Next 50 index was USD 102.42 Bn. as on June 30, 2017 as against USD 101.83 Bn. as on May 31, 2017.
• During the 1 month period ending June 30, 2017, NIFTY Pharma Index gained the most (6.44%) amongst all the indices whereas the NIFTYCPSE index (-9.43%) was the biggest loser. Biggest gainers in various categories are NIFTY Midcap 150 (1.90%) in broad market index category, NIFTY MNC (1.41%) in thematic index category, NIFTY High Beta 50 (1.20%) in strategy index category and NIFTY Pharma(6.44%) in sectoral index category.
• During the 3 month period ending June 30, 2017, the biggest overall gainer was NIFTY Realty Index (22.56%) and biggest gainers in various categories are NIFTY Smallcap 50 (8.40%) in broad market index category, NIFTY MNC (10.17%) in thematic index  category, NIFTY Growth Sectors 15 (8.24%) in strategy index category and NIFTY Realty (22.56%) in sectoral index category.
• The biggest overall gainer during the 1 year period ending June 30, 2017 is NIFTY Metal (37.09%) and biggest gainers in their respective index categories are NIFTY Smallcap 50 (33.89%) in broad market index category, NIFTY Energy (33.26%) in thematic index category, NIFTY Alpha50 (31.97%) in strategy index category and NIFTY Metal (37.09%) in sectoral index category. NIFTY Pharma index (-13.78%) is the biggest loser during the 1 year period.

EBA: Consultation On Draft RTS On Central Contact Points Under PSD2

Date 30/06/2017

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) that specify the criteria for determining when the appointment of a central contact point  under the PSD2 is appropriate and the functions that these contact points should have. The consultation runs until 29 September 2017.

Federal Reserve Payments Study Highlights Changes In Consumer And Business Payment Choice

Date 30/06/2017

Consumers wrote nearly two-thirds fewer checks per household in 2015 than in 2000, while total noncash payments per household, which includes not only checks but also card payments and electronic transfers via the automated clearinghouse (ACH) system, expanded almost 95 percent, according to additional results released today from the 2016 Federal Reserve Payments Study.

Daily Volume Record Broken Again At MGEX

Date 30/06/2017

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), has reached the best daily volume in the history of the Exchange, with 37,391 contracts trading on Thursday, June 29. This surpasses the previous record set earlier this month, when 33,453 contracts traded on June 13.