Category: Exchanges

January 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Shenzhen Stock Exchange signs a strategic cooperation agreement with China Railway

On January 8th, a high-level conference was held in Beijing between Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) and China Railway Corporation, where both parties entered into a strategic cooperation agreement. Wu Lijun, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Administrative Committee of SZSE, and Lu Dongfu, Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of…

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January 09, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX Markets set new records in 2017

Hong Kong’s securities and derivatives markets informed that it has set several new records in 2017 after an active and busy year, according to full year market statistics released today (Tuesday) by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX). The market capitalisation of the securities market reached $33,998.8 billion on the last trading day of…

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Shenzhen Stock Exchange publicly denounces Changsheng Bio-technology
January 09, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

The first public issuance of Panda Cooperate Bonds launched by SZSE

Recently, China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) announced that it has granted permission to the public issuance of the Belt and Road Cooperate Bond of Puluosi Luohua China Overseas Holdings (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. (Puluosi Belt and Road Bond) following the pre-approval of the issuance by Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE), marking the launch of the first…

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Frankfurt Stock Exchange
January 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

WarrantsExchange in Frankfurt further expands market share

Trading activity 17 percent higher than in 2016 Frankfurt Stock Exchange’s market share in structured products in Germany increased again in 2017, the Deutsche Börse announced earlier today. Its share was slightly higher than the previous year's level both in terms of turnover (36.0 percent) and on the basis of executed trades (45.5 percent). Overall,…

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Stock Exchange of Thailand SET
January 05, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SET index ends 2017 at the year’s highest closing

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index ended 2017 at 1,753.71 points – the year’s closing high, up 13.7 percent from end-2016, while a combined market capitalization of SET and Marker for Alternative Investment (mai) hit the fresh record high at THB 17.9 trillion (USD 542.4 billion), up 15.6 percent from end-2016. The average daily…

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SGX announces trading volumes
January 05, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SGX welcomes Memories Group Limited to Catalist

Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced that it has today welcomed Memories Group Limited to Catalist under the stock code “1H4”. Memories Group is a tourism company in Myanmar. It has developed an “Integrated Tourism Platform” that brings its three business segments, namely experiences, services and hotels, under one cohesive brand which allows operational synergies, economies of…

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Qatar Stock Exchange launches its annual IR Excellence Program
January 05, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

QFMA approves not to suspend stock trading on AGM days

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) has reminded investors of the recent QFMA mechanism approved by Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) with regards the mechanism to not suspend trading of the shares of the companies listed on QSE on AGM days as of January 1st, 2018. The QFMA approval included a set of procedures to be followed…

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January 04, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thailand Futures Exchange hits 79 million contracts in 2017

Thailand Futures Exchange PCL’s (TFEX) 2017 derivatives trading volume continued to increase to 79 million contracts, or an average of 324,217 contracts per day, a 13.7 percent increase from the previous year, while investor trading accounts rose by 17,275. For 2018, TFEX focuses on improving quality of products and services and developing channels to serve…

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