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Day 2: CFTC-SEC Staff Roundtable Discussion On Dodd-Frank Implementation

Date 27/04/2011

Staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will hold a two-day joint public roundtable on May 2-3, 2011, to discuss the schedule for implementing final rules for swaps and security-based swaps under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Closure Of Bursa Malaysia Berhad - Market Holiday - May Day And Wesak Day

Date 27/04/2011

Bursa Malaysia Group would like to announce that all its offices will be closed on the following dates in conjunction with the following public holidays:

1. LABOUR DAY
   Monday, 2 May 2011 
   
   Bursa Malaysia Berhad will resume operations on Tuesday, 3 May 2011.

1. WESAK DAY
   Tuesday, 17 May 2011
   
   Bursa Malaysia Berhad will resume operations on Wednesday, 18 May 2011.

Day 1: CFTC-SEC Staff Roundtable Discussion On Dodd-Frank Implementation

Date 27/04/2011

Staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will hold a two-day joint public roundtable on May 2-3, 2011, to discuss the schedule for implementing final rules for swaps and security-based swaps under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

BM&FBOVESPA ETF BOVA11 Trading Volume Sets New Daily Record: BRL113 Million

Date 26/04/2011

ETF BOVA11 financial volume reached a new record of BRL112.79 million in today’s trading session at BM&FBOVESPA. 1,701,540 BOVA11 shares were traded at an average price of BRL66.28 in a total of 1,720 transactions. The previous record of BRL109.82 million was set on March 17, 2011. PIBB11, MILA11, SMALL11, MOBI11, CSMO11 and FIND11 transactions reached the volume of BRL1.54 million, BRL1.01 million, BRL1.00 million, BRL2.18 million, BRL36,240 and BRL188,610, respectively.

NASDAQ OMX Group And IntercontinentalExchange Open Letter To NYSE Euronext Stockholders

Date 26/04/2011

NASDAQ OMX (NDAQ) and IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) today issued the following open letter to NYSE Euronext stockholders. NASDAQ OMX and ICE also filed an investor presentation that highlights the strategically and financially superior nature of the NASDAQ OMX/ICE proposal when compared to the existing Deutsche Boerse proposal.

Remarks Before The Electric Utility Consultants, Inc., Conference On The Impact Of Dodd-Frank On Energy Markets, Washington, DC - CFTC Commissioner Jill E. Sommers

Date 26/04/2011

Good afternoon. Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the new regulatory regime for swaps transactions under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank or Act) and the ongoing process for implementation by the CFTC. I see from the schedule that a number of our staff members are participating today and tomorrow. Hopefully we will learn some things from you during the course of the conference and you will learn some things from us. We’ve made a lot of progress in proposing rules, but we have a long way to go before a final regulatory structure is in place. Collaboration through the public comment process and conferences such as this one is essential to building a structure that achieves the goals of Dodd-Frank and is workable in practice, and so again I appreciate this opportunity.

Industry Commentary April 2011 - Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Indexes in April: Up As Participants Watch Inventories, Global Economies - By Christine Marie Nielsen

Date 26/04/2011

The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index was up 2.93% for the month of April as key commodity markets were affected by declining levels of inventory combined with the threat of supply disruptions due to geopolitical conditions. In addition, a weaker U.S. dollar made dollar-denominated assets less expensive to buyers in other currencies and market participants bought commodities as a hedge against inflation.

Concurring Statement, Implementation Roundtable Seriatim, Certainty & Transparency - CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia

Date 26/04/2011

I concur in supporting the Commission’s roundtable on the implementation process.

April 2011 Monthly Preliminary Performance Report Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Indexes

Date 26/04/2011

The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index was up 2.93% for the month of April. The Dow Jones-UBS Single Commodity Indexes for Silver, Corn and Coffee had the strongest gains with month-to-date returns of 24.41%,10.02%, and 8.91%, respectively. The three most significant downside performing single commodity indexes were Cotton, Sugar and Live Cattle, which were down 10.57%, 9.78%, and 6.76% respectively, in April.

CME Group Announces New Volume Records In Silver Futures And Silver Options Open Interest

Date 26/04/2011

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it had reached record volume yesterday in its COMEX Silver futures, as well as in open interest of its Silver options.