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RTS Stock Market Weekly Trading Results: January 19 – 23, 2009

Date 27/01/2009

Over the week of January 19 – January 23, 2009, the RTS Index went down by 12,10% to reach 498,20 points (566,77 points as of January 16, 2009). Most of the negative impact on the Index dynamics was related to the falling prices for Sberbank ordinary shares (SBER) (minus 16,15 points), OAO "LUKOIL" ordinary shares (LKOH) (minus 8,06 points) and Gazprom ordinary shares (GAZP) (minus 7,51 points).
Bolsas y Mercados Españoles To Pay A €82.13 Interim Dividend On January 29th - It Represents A Gross €0.986 Per Share - Since BME Was Created, In 2003, It Has Paid Out Over €850 Million In Dividends

Date 27/01/2009

On January 29th Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) will distribute a €82.13 million interim dividend with a charge to consolidated 2008 results, which represents €0.986 per share.
NASDAQ OMX Introduces NASDAQ Market Pathfinders Data Feed - Provides Insight Into The Trading Patterns Of Well Informed Market Participants

Date 27/01/2009

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today introduced NASDAQ Market Pathfinders. This new, real-time data feed provides unparalleled insight into the aggregated buying and selling patterns of well-informed market participants. Market Pathfinders captures the sentiment of NASDAQ market participants as a whole, and enables users to compare the number of bullish vs. bearish "Pathfinders" and the number of shar
Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner For Internal Market And Services: Financial Markets & Economic Recovery - Restoring Confidence And Responding To Public Concerns, 7th Annual Financial Services Conference Brussels, 27 January 2008

Date 27/01/2009

Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen and thank you for inviting me to speak at this important conference focusing on whether or not we have drawn the right conclusions from the financial turmoil that has engulfed the global economy.
Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Price Limit And Margin For February 2009

Date 27/01/2009

Margins and Price Limits to be applied for the trades in February 2009 are as follows (Unit: JPY):

CESR Publishes The Programme For Its Conference On 'Preparing For The Future: Where To Now For Regulation In The Field Of Securities?' On February 23 In Paris

Date 27/01/2009

The CESR Conference 2009 follows significant efforts by European securities regulators to implement a modernised regulatory framework and to converge practices.
January 2009 “Islamic Market’s Measure” – Preliminary Report - Monthly Report On The Performance Of The Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes

Date 27/01/2009

Based on the close of trading on January 26, the global Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index, which measures the performance of 100 of the leading Shari’ah compliant stocks globally, lost -5.55% month-to-date, closing at 1646.71. In comparison, the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index, which measures the 50 biggest companies worldwide, posted a loss of -9.00%, closing at 131.03.
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Announces Update In U.S. Tax Status: Qualification Under Section 1256 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code Recognises DME as Qualified Board or Exchange

Date 27/01/2009

The Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME) announced today that the United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has issued a public ruling (Revenue Ruling 2009-4) that the DME is now recognized as a “qualified board or exchange” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code.
FTSE Group Acquires PBC To Further Strengthen Research Capability

Date 27/01/2009

Global index provider FTSE Group (FTSE), has completed the acquisition of Pensions Benchmark Corporation (PBC), a US-based quant business. FTSE will integrate PBC’s systems and database within its own operational framework to further expand its in-house research capabilities. PBC owner Tom Nadbielny joins FTSE as Quantitative Research Director, and will head the organisation’s three regional research teams, based in London, New York and Hong Kong.
CME Group And Johannesburg Stock Exchange To Cooperate On Corn Futures Contract

Date 27/01/2009

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced that they have signed an agreement with the JSE Ltd to license CME Group's benchmark corn futures settlement prices to create a new JSE cash-settled corn futures contract.