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Thai Bourse’s Trading Activity In May

Date 15/06/2010

In May 2010, The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index was rather volatile and closed at 750.43, a 1.71% drop from the previous month due to concerns over Europe’s public debt crisis and domestic political unrest. However, the drop in the SET Index was small compared to regional markets, and was still 2.16% higher than the SET Index at end-2009. Market capitalization was at THB 6.09 trillion (USD 0.19 trillion), down in line with the SET Index's decline.
Mercado Alternativo Bursátil (MAB) Approves The Incorporation Of Banco Europeo De Finanzas As A Registered Adviser - This Incorporation Brings The Total Number Of Registered Advisers On MAB To 26

Date 15/06/2010

The Board of Directors of the Mercado Alternativo Bursátil (MAB) have agreed the appointment of Banco Europeo de Finanzas as a Registered Adviser in the MAB for growth companies and its registration on the Advisers Register. With this incorporation the total number of Registered Advisers on MAB stands at 26.
Net Profit Of Thai Listed Companies Grows 95% In First Quarter Over Year-Ago Period

Date 15/06/2010

Thai listed companies’ combined net profits in Q1/2010 of THB157.00 billion (USD 4.84 billion) were 95.35% more than in Q1/2009 due to increased revenues and effective cost control. In addition, increased revenue for four consecutive quarters indicated Thailand’s continuous economic recovery.
Clearstream And Brazilian CETIP To Cooperate On Collateral Management Extension Of The Collateral Management Value Proposition To Brazil

Date 15/06/2010

Clearstream, the international central securities depository (ICSD) within Deutsche Börse Group and CETIP, the Brazilian CSD which operates the leading marketplace for fixed income securities and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives in Latin America, have signed an agreement to jointly develop, promote and distribute triparty collateral management services.
Ten Years Of European Energy Trading On The Exchange – The History Of EEX

Date 15/06/2010

European Energy Exchange AG (EEX) is celebrating ten years of energy trading on the exchange. In those ten years EEX has evolved from the “Leipzig power exchange” to one of the leading trading platforms for energy and related products in Europe. The starting signal for German power trading was given in Leipzig on 14 June 2000. On the first trading day, 1,836 megawatt hours (MWh) were traded – a modest trade volume from today’s perspective.

Jefferies Expands Asian Emerging Markets Sales Team

Date 15/06/2010

Jefferies announced today the addition of two professionals to its Fixed Income Emerging Markets sales and trading effort in Asia. Sandy Oh and Eng Keong Ong join as Senior Vice Presidents to focus on the sales and trading, respectively, of emerging markets debt to institutional investors throughout Asia. Both are based in Singapore.
Equinix Chosen By SIX Swiss Exchange To Establish Market Leading Proximity Services - SIX Swiss Exchange To Open New Access Node At Equinix ZH4 International Business Exchange Data Centre

Date 15/06/2010

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data centre services, today announced that SIX Swiss Exchange AG will open an access node for its critical trading system infrastructure at Equinix’s recently opened International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centre in Zurich, Switzerland (ZH4), allowing financial services firms direct access to the Swiss Securities Exchange. The strategic city centre location of Equinix’s ZH4 IBX data center will support proximity colocation to the S
Tokyo Commodity Exchange To Consider C-COM Oil Market Take Over

Date 15/06/2010

Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (“TOCOM”) today announced that the Exchange will consider establishing new markets on October 12, 2010, where the gasoline and kerosene contracts currently listed on Central Japan Commodity Exchange ("C-COM") will be traded. TOCOM was approached by C-COM on May 27, 2010 regarding the possible transfer of its oil market.
Atrium Network And NovaSparks Partnership Delivers Next Generation Market Data Processing Capability

Date 15/06/2010

Atrium Network, provider of smarter connectivity for the financial community, announced today it has partnered with Novasparks, the ‘No LatencyTM’ specialists in data packet processing solutions to offer trading participants a unique approach to ultra low latency, stable and scaleable market data processing.
Korea Exchange: Constituent Change In Korea Treasury Bond Index

Date 15/06/2010

Korea Exchange (KRX) changes constituent in Korea Treasury Bond (KTB) index effective from June 15, 2010 which is the last trading day of KTB Futures. KTB0450-1503 (Code: KR1035017030) which was issued on March 10, 2010 and expires on March 10, 2015 will substitute KTB0500-1409(Code: KR1035017W90) which was issued on September 10, 2009 and expires on September 10, 2014.