Tokyo Commodity Exchange Delisted Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index Futures

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (TOCOM) announced today it had completed the procedure for delisting the Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index Futures contract (TOCOM NEXT) upon receipt of required regulatory approval from the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry on January 11, 2013.

TOCOM will continue to calculate and publicize the Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index to provide benchmarks for the evaluation of various financial instruments such as investment trusts and commodity funds.