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  • The Saudi Stock Exchange Announces The Publication Of The Monthly Stock Market Ownership And Trading Activity Report (By Nationality And Investor Type)

    Date 01/08/2019

    Main Market

    • The total value of shares traded for the month  ending 31 July 2019 amounted to SAR 65.16 billion, decreasing by 12.89% over the previous month; while total stock market capitalization reached SAR 2057.21 billion at the end of this period, decreasing by 1.15% over the previous month.
    • The total value of shares purchased by “Saudi Investors” during this period amounted to SAR 48.93 billion representing 75.10% of total buying activity, and sales of SAR  56.35 billion representing 86.48% of total selling activity. Total ownership of “Saudi Investors” stood at 90.20% of total market capitalization as of 31 July 2019, representing a decrease of 0.38% from the previous month. 
    • The total value of shares purchased by “GCC Investors” during this period amounted to SAR 1.35 billion representing 2.07% of total buying activity, and sales of SAR 2.33 billion representing 3.58% of total selling activity. Total ownership of “GCC Investors” stood at 1.94% of total market capitalization as of 31 July 2019, representing a decrease of 0.01% from the previous month. 
    • The total value of shares purchased by “Foreign Investors” during this period amounted to SAR 14.88 billion representing 22.83% of total buying activity, and sales of SAR 6.47 billion representing 9.94% of total selling activity. Total ownership of “Foreign Investors” stood at 7.86% of total market capitalization as of 31 July 2019, representing an increase of 0.39% from the previous month. 

  • Comment By Neill Vanlint, Head Of Global Sales At GoldenSource: Reaction To LSE Refinitiv Acquisition

    Date 01/08/2019

    Neill Vanlint, Head of Global Sales at GoldenSource, commenting on the LSE Refinitiv acquisition that was finalised today, said:

    “One could speculate that the steady revenue stream the LSE will receive from acquiring Refinitiv could provide a nice Brexit buffer from any negative no-deal fallout."

  • BME: The Spanish Exchange Traded €40.87 Bn In July

    Date 01/08/2019

    • It represents a 2.7% decrease on the previous month
    • BME’s market share of Spanish equities in July was 71.4%
    • Fixed Income trading volume since January has increased 85% yoy to 217.51 billion euros
    • Financial Derivatives trading increased 9.6% yoy in the first seven months

  • PanXchange Launches Industry’s First Institutional-Grade Industrial Hemp Exchange - Exchange Launch Builds On The Success Of The Firm’s Hemp Price Reporting Facility, The First To Market And Now Preeminent Source Of Benchmark Prices For The Booming US Hemp Industry

    Date 01/08/2019

    PanXchange, a physical commodities OTC market structure solutions provider, today announced the launch of the industry’s first institutional-grade industrial hemp exchange. The marketplace will allow producers, processors, trade houses and end-users to participate in a transparent and efficient cash market for industrial hemp products and will ultimately pave the way for the creation of hemp derivatives contracts.

  • Bank Of England: Bank Rate Maintained At 0.75% - August 2019

    Date 01/08/2019

    The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee has voted unanimously to maintain Bank Rate at 0.75%. The committee also voted unanimously to maintain the stock of corporate bond purchases and UK government bond purchases.