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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 01/05/2016

The total value of shares traded for the month ending 28 April 2016 amounted to SAR 117.61 billion, decreasing by 10.36% over the previous month; while total stock market capitalization reached SAR 1,558.55 billion at the end of this period, increasing by 8.44% over the previous month.

Qatar Stock Exchange Listed Companies Reported QR 10.8 Billion Net Profits For The Three Month Period Ended March 31, 2016

Date 01/05/2016

With the end of disclosure period for the First quarter of 2016, forty two listed companies at Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) have disclosed their financial statements results for the three month period ended March 31, 2016, The combined net profit of all companies as of March 31, 2016 amounted to QR 10.8 billion versus QR 13.6 billion for the corresponding period in 2015, a decrease of 18.9%.

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

Date 01/05/2016

The total value of shares traded for the week ending 28 April 2016 amounted to SAR 39.67 billion, increasing by 32.93% over the previous week; while total stock market capitalization reached SAR 1,558.55 billion at the end of this period, increasing by 3.35% over the previous week.

DFM Company Posts Net Profit Of AED 86 Million During The First Quarter Of 2016

Date 01/05/2016

• His Excellency Essa Kazim: “DFM’s ability to contain the repercussions of low oil prices, being one of the best performing markets globally during the first quarter underlines investors’ confidence in the strong fundamentals of the national economy”

The Saudi Stock Exchange Performance Report - April 2016

Date 01/05/2016

At the end of April 2016 Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) closed at 6,805.84 points, increased by 582.71 points 9.36% over the close of the previous month. 

BM&FBOVESPA Announces Market Makers For The DI x IPCA Spread Futures Contract

Date 30/04/2016

BM&FBOVESPA hereby announces the institutions registered for Market Maker activity in the DI x IPCA Spread Futures Contract (DAP). Itaú Unibanco S.A. and Banco Santander (Brazil) S.A. are the selected institutions and will have mandatory presence in this market as of next Monday (May 02). The underlying asset traded in this agreement is the real interest rate obtained by the difference between the Average One-Day Interbank Deposit Rate (DI) and the Extended Consumer Price Index (IPCA), expressed as an annual percentage (252 days). The contract is traded from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., in round lots of five contracts. The contract months automatically available for trading are all Mays and Augusts that coincide with the maturity of National Treasury Notes - Series B (NTN-B) principal, up until 7 years.

SEC Enforcement Director Statement On Jury Finding That CEO Defrauded Investors, Andrew Ceresney, Director, SEC Division Of Enforcement, April 29, 2016

Date 30/04/2016

“We are pleased with the jury’s finding that Stephen Ferrone defrauded Immunosyn’s investors with misleading statements in the company’s filings and press releases and his own speeches and interviews.  We will continue to hold executives accountable when their companies provide misleading information and fail to give investors a full and honest picture of what’s happening with their products.”

Readout From A US Treasury Spokesperson On Deputy Secretary Raskin’s Meeting Today With Financial And Banking Information Infrastructure Committee (FBIIC) Senior Leadership On Cybersecurity

Date 30/04/2016

Today, Deputy Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin hosted top officials of the Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee (FBIIC) to discuss cybersecurity policy issues in the financial sector. Treasury chairs this committee of federal and state financial regulators and organizations that coordinate on critical infrastructure matters in the financial sector.

Treasury Releases Report On Foreign Exchange Policies Of Major Trading Partners Of The United States - Implements Intensified Evaluation Provisions Of The Trade Facilitation And Trade Enforcement Act Of 2015, Establishes New “Monitoring List” For Enhanced Analysis

Date 29/04/2016

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released a report on the Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States.  This updated report reviews developments in international economic and exchange rate policies and is submitted to Congress pursuant to the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, 22 U.S.C. § 5305 and Section 701 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 29/04/2016

The current reports for the week of April 26, 2016 are now available.