Category: Exchanges

Paxful launches wallet app, releases a series of educational workshops in Africa
November 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Nasdaq Dubai and Nairobi Securities Exchange sign MoU to support creation of Sukuk sector in Kenya

Nasdaq Dubai and The Nairobi Securities Exchange have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate the creation of a Sukuk sector in Kenya. No Sukuk has been issued in the East African region; however the Kenyan government has previously made known its intention to raise funds through issuance of Sukuk, including making necessary amendments…

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London Stock Exchange Group ELITE
November 22, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

LSEG's ELITE welcomes 21 new international companies

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) announced that it today welcomes 21 new international companies to its successful global business support and capital raising ecosystem, ELITE. This brings the total number of companies in the ELITE community to over 680. Luca Peyrano, CEO, ELITE, welcomed the new ELITE CEOs alongside Ernesto Somma, Professor and Chief of…

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November 22, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

STOXX expands its footprint in Asia

STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, announced that it is expanding its footprint in the Asia-Pacific region as smart beta strategies are gaining the interest of Asian investors. A passive index fund – with the iSTOXX MUTB Asia/Pacific Quality Dividend 100…

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moex moscow exchange
November 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

MOEX releases October market report, ADV down 12% MoM

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has just released its market report for the month of October. In securities market the trading volume of stocks totalled RUB 673 bln in October. The average daily trading volume was RUB 32 bln, down 12.3% MoM. The T+2 sector made up 99.7% of the total secondary market trading volume and the…

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STOXX Low Carbon products licensed to Italian bank IMI
November 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

iSTOXX Global Economic Growth Select 50 Index licensed to Citi

STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, today introduced the iSTOXX Global Economic Growth Select 50 Index. It was licensed to Citi as an underlying for structured products. It is a complementary index to the iSTOXX Europe Economic Growth Select 50 which…

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SIX Swiss Exchange
November 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Shares of poenina holdig AG start trading at SIX Swiss Exchange

The shares of poenina holdig AG („poenina“) were traded for the first time under the „Swiss Reporting Standard“ of SIX Swiss Exchange, opening at CHF 48.50. This corresponds to a total market capitalization of CHF 121.25 Mio. The issued share capital of poenina comprises 2,500,000 registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.10 per…

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November 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily turnover at MOEX USD/RUB FX fixing exceeded USD 500 million

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) announced that today (14 November) FX fixing trading turnover reached USD 510 million or RUB 30.2 billion. Moscow Exchange has offered the USD/RUB and EUR/RUB FX fixing electronic matching service from 4 September 2017. The service is intended to help Russian and international banks with a hedge against the currency risk of…

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Eurex reports 192.1 million traded contracts in June
November 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Eurex launches new FI hedging tools

Following the introduction of corporate bond futures, Eurex – a part of Deutsche Börse Group – once again acts as first mover in the fixed income derivatives markets. To further support the financial industry in hedging their portfolios, Europe’s leading derivatives exchange launches options on fixed income ETFs. As of November 20, Eurex will offer…

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