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Ljubljana Stock Exchange Monthly Statistical Report - July 2012

Date 02/08/2012

Please click here to download the LJSE Monthly Statistical Report for July 2012.
Trading On The WSE: July 2012

Date 02/08/2012
Session trading in shares on the Main Market reached PLN 15.7 billion in July (down by 18.5% year on year), the average number of session transactions was up by 7.2% and WIG was down by 14.8%.
The volume of trading in derivative instruments was down by 10.8% year on year in July.¹⁾
The highest monthly value of cash transactions on Treasury BondSpot Poland (PLN 49.3 billion); the value of trading in January-July 2012 was at 87.6% of trading in 2011.
Spot transactions on the WSE electricity markets reached 1.6 TWh in July 2012 v. 1.7 TWh in 2011 (down by 6.9%), while forward transactions increased by 7.9% and trading in property rights by 13.1%.

ICE Reports 17% Increase In Average Daily Futures Volume For July

Date 02/08/2012

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, reported volume for July 2012. Average daily volume (ADV) for ICE's futures markets was 1,529,426 contracts, an increase of 17% from July 2011. Year-to-date through July 31, ADV across ICE's futures exchanges was 1,582,564 contracts, an increase of 6% compared to the first seven months of 2011. Total futures volume in July 2012 was 32 million contracts, up 23% from July 2011.
Introductory Statement To The Press Conference, Mario Draghi, President Of The European Central Bank, Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President Of The European Central Bank, Frankfurt Am Main, 2 August 2012

Date 02/08/2012

Ladies and gentlemen, the Vice-President and I are very pleased to welcome you to our press conference. We will now report on the outcome of today’s meeting of the Governing Council, which was also attended by the Commission Vice-President, Mr Rehn.
R.J. O’Brien Promotes Bonniwell To Senior Vice President, Commercial Grain And Asia

Date 02/08/2012

R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO) announced the promotion of Kirk R. Bonniwell, 36, to Senior Vice President, Commercial Grain and Asia. Bonniwell, a Certified Public Accountant, had assumed interim responsibility for these areas in his role as Vice President, Strategic Planning and now takes on the Senior Vice President title.

European Central Bank Monetary Policy Decisions

Date 02/08/2012

At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the ECB decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 0.75%, 1.50% and 0.00% respectively.
Bank Of England Maintains Bank Rate At 0.5% And The Size Of The Asset Purchase Programme At £375 Billion

Date 02/08/2012

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee today voted to maintain the official Bank Rate paid on commercial bank reserves at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to continue with its programme of asset purchases totalling £375 billion, financed by the issuance of central bank reserves.
CME Group Volume Averaged 10.4 Million Contracts Per Day In July 2012 - Agricultural Commodities Grew 46 Percent In July - Monthly Records Set In Soybean And Soybean Meal Futures And Options

Date 02/08/2012

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that July 2012 volume averaged 10.4 million contracts per day, down 18 percent from July 2011. Total volume for July was more than 218 million contracts, of which 85 percent was traded electronically.
UK's Financial Services Authority: Turkish Bank (UK) Ltd fined £294,000 For Money Laundering Failings

Date 02/08/2012

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Turkish Bank (UK) Ltd (TBUK) £294,000 for breaching the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 (MLR).
Nordic Growth Market NGM AB: July Turnover Exceeds 2.6 Billion SEK (313 Million Euro) At NGM

Date 02/08/2012

Nordic Growth Market NGM generated a total turnover which exceeded 2.6 billion SEK (313 million Euro) for July 2012, an increase of 3 percent during the period January until July this year compared to the same period previous year.