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Moscow Exchanges Trading Schedule For New Year Public Holidays

Date 30/12/2015

Moscow Exchange has set the following trading schedule for its markets for 4-6 January 2016:

• The Equity & Bond and Derivatives Markets will operate as usual;
• All instruments will trade on the FX and Precious Metals Markets, except trades with today settlement and swap transactions with their first parts settled on the same day;
• The Standardised OTC Derivatives market will be closed.

Nasdaq Linq Enables First-Ever Private Securities Issuance Documented With Blockchain Technology - Transaction By Chain.com Marks Significant ‘Proof Of Concept’ And Major Step Forward In Use Of Blockchain - Blockchain Holds Potential For 99% Reduced Settlement Time And Risk Exposure In Capital Markets

Date 30/12/2015

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that an issuer was able to use its Nasdaq Linq blockchain ledger technology to successfully complete and record a private securities transaction – the first of its kind using blockchain technology.  Chain.com, an inaugural Nasdaq Linq client and blockchain developer, documented its issuance of shares to a private investor using Nasdaq’s blockchain-enabled technology. This transaction represents a major advance in the application of blockchain technology for private companies.

Moscow Exchange: Intraday Clearing Session On The Derivatives Market Extended For 30 December – 06 January

Date 30/12/2015

Please note that the intraday clearing session on the Derivatives Market will end at 14:10 MSK, i.e. six minutes later, from 30 December 2015 – 06 January 2016.      

Luxembourg Stock Exchange: Annual Revision Of The LuxX Index

Date 30/12/2015

In accordance with the rules governing the LuxX index, the management board of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange has decided to rebalance the LuxX index (base 1,000 as at 04/01/1999).

Thai Bourse Changes Constituents In SET100 And SETHD Indices For First Half Of 2016 Due To BMCL And BECL Merger

Date 30/12/2015

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has added BEM, a new listed company as a result of the merger between BMCL and BECL to calculate in SET100 index to replace BMCL and BECL; and in SETHD index to replace BECL, for the first half of 2016. SGP, a listed company in the reserve list, will be added in SET100 index calculation in order to maintain the number of constituents, effective from January 4, 2016 onwards.

State Street Investor Confidence Index: Investor Confidence Rises In December By 1.0 Point To 108.3 Driven By Europe And Asia

Date 30/12/2015

• The Global ICI increased to 108.3, up one point from November's revised reading of 107.3
• The improvement in sentiment was driven by a increase in the European ICI from 96.2 to 103.7
• The Asian ICI also rose 4.6 points to 105.1
• By contrast, the North American ICI decreased by 5.9 points to 106.6

Vienna Stock Exchange: Current Obligations Of Specialists And Market Makers

Date 30/12/2015

The following obligations (quarterly adjustment) regarding maximum spread and minimum size will be effective as of January 4, 2016.

Successful Implementation Of Overall Listing Of Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s First A-share Transformed From Existing A-Share And B-Share

Date 30/12/2015

The Plan of Merger and Acquisition of China Merchants Property Development Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Merchants Property”) by China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Merchants Shekou”) through A-share Offering for Shares Swap has been successfully implemented recently. And Merchants Shekou is listed in Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“SZSE”) on December 30, 2015. This is the first case of merger and acquisition of A-share and B-share of existing listed company by a non-listed company through share offering for shares swap.

Osaka Exchange: Change Of Central Contract Months In Dividend Index Futures Trading

Date 30/12/2015

Concerning the Dividend Index futures, central contract month pertaining to temporary trading halt (Circuit Breaker rule) are as follows from January 4, 2016.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Notice On Adjusting The Commission Fee For The Trading Of The PP Futures

Date 30/12/2015

Starting on December 30, 2015, the commission fee for the trading of the PP futures shall be adjusted from 0.005% to 0.007% of the transaction amount.