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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.

ITG Launches Smart Liquidity Microsite - New Site Provides Insights Into Improving Trading Performance In Fragmented Markets

Date 26/04/2011

Investment Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE: ITG), a leading agency research broker and financial technology firm, today announced the launch of Smart Liquidity, a multimedia microsite offering strategies for finding and capitalizing on quality liquidity in today’s increasingly fragmented markets.

Nasdaq’s “Big Data” Cloud Service Launches On Xignite’s Platform - High Frequency Trading Firms To Back Test With On-Demand Stock Trades And Quotes

Date 26/04/2011

Xignite, Inc., the leading cloud services provider of on-demand data distribution technologies, today announced that NASDAQ OMX and Xignite have launched Mass Download, a major expansion to NASDAQ Data-On-Demand, NASDAQ’s cloud service for historical stock trade and quote data powered by Xignite’s technology platform.  NASDAQ is currently offering Mass Download free of charge to Premier subscribers of NASDAQ Data-On-Demand.

April 2011 “Market’s Measure” Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes On The Performance Of - U.S., European, Asia And Other Global Stock Market Indexes

Date 26/04/2011

• Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 1.30% Gain in April, European Stocks Gain 4.15%, Asia Rises 0.83% and World Equities Rise by 1.69%
• Health Care Sector Posts Biggest Gain for April in Europe
• Utilities Sector Takes the Hardest Hit for April in Asia