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

Date 01/03/2018

Main Market

 The total value of shares traded for the month  ending 28 February  2018 amounted to SAR 67.75 billion, decreasing by 17.34% over the previous month; while total stock market capitalization reached SAR 1,745.77 billion at the end of this period, decreasing by 2.57% over the previous month.

• The total value of shares purchased by “Saudi Investors” during this period amounted to SAR 62.13 billion representing 91.70% of total buying activity, and sales of SAR  63.47 billion representing 93.68% of total selling activity. Total ownership of “Saudi Investors” stood at 93.43% of total market capitalization as of 28 February 2018, representing a decrease of 0.10% from the previous month. 
• The total value of shares purchased by “GCC Investors” during this period amounted to SAR 1.55 billion representing 2.29% of total buying activity, and sales of SAR 1.57 billion representing 2.32% of total selling activity. Total ownership of “GCC Investors” stood at 2.05% of total market capitalization as of 28 February 2018, representing an increase of 0.005% from the previous month. 
• The total value of shares purchased by “Foreign Investors” during this period amounted to SAR 4.07 billion representing 6.01% of total buying activity, and sales of SAR 2.71 billion representing 4.00% of total selling activity. Total ownership of “Foreign Investors” stood at 4.51% of total market capitalization as of 28 February  2018 , representing an increase of 0.10% from the previous month.   

CFTC Chairman Giancarlo To Participate In A Fireside Chat At The Managed Funds Association’s Legal & Compliance 2018 Conference

Date 01/03/2018

Revised Lists Of The Moscow Exchange Indices Announced

Date 01/03/2018

Moscow Exchange approves the updated list of index components and free float ratios effective from 16 March 2018.

LME Announces Introduction Of Financial OTC Booking Fee And Enhanced Trading Regulations

Date 01/03/2018

• Modifications made to financial OTC booking fee following market feedback
• Proposed new rules concerning the use of LME data, systems, trading venues and intellectual property to be implemented with immediate effect
• Financial OTC booking fee to be payable from 1 June 2018

The Spanish Stock Exchange Traded €46.5 Billion In February, Up 2.8% Year-On-Year

Date 01/03/2018

The Spanish Stock Exchange traded €46.5 billion in Equities in February, up 2.8% year-on-year. The number of trades in February came in at 4.4 million, up 15.5% from the same month a year earlier.

JonesTrading Continues Expansion Plan Amidst Record Growth - Industry Veterans Hired In Equity Sales Trading And Outsourced Trading Services

Date 01/03/2018

JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC (“JonesTrading”) announced today that it continues its expansion plan amidst record growth by hiring and promoting five industry veterans.

BSE Maintains Its Leadership Position With The Launch Of Cross Currency Derivatives

Date 01/03/2018

BSE on Tuesday, 27 February 2018 launched cross-currency derivatives and cross rupee options with a bang. The exchange retained its leadership of currency derivatives segment in India and recorded the highest turnover. Vivek Agarwal, Director, East India securities was the first to executive trade on Futures & Options of cross currencies on BSE Currency derivatives segment. 

EEX Trading Results For January 2018 - EEX Significantly Increases Volumes In Power And Emissions Markets

Date 01/03/2018

In February 2018, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) achieved a total volume of 274.3 TWh on its power derivatives markets (February 2017: 200.8 TWh) which is a year-on-year increase of 37%. In doing so, EEX was able to grow its power derivatives volumes across all market areas.

Statistics From Nasdaq Nordic Exchange February 2018 - Summary

Date 01/03/2018

Monthly statistics including stock and derivative statistics;

• Volumes and Market cap
• Most traded companies
• Most active members
• Listings and members

Nigerian Stock Exchange Partners United Nations To Promote Gender Parity

Date 01/03/2018

For the fourth consecutive year, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (“NSE” or “The Exchange”) will join other global exchanges on March 8, 2018, to ring the bell for gender equality in celebration of the 110th International Women’s Day (IWD), at the Stock Exchange House, Marina, Lagos. Themed “Press for Progress”, this edition of the celebration is aimed at motivating and uniting everyone to think, act and be gender inclusive.