Category: Exchanges

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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January 04, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

First participant in 2018 to start trading on SIX Swiss Exchange

SIX Swiss Exchange announced that it has welcomed Gair Loch Enterprises Ltd as its first new trading participant in 2018. SIX Swiss Exchange offers excellent trading conditions as well as premium products and services. We are happy that Gair Loch Enterprises has joined our exchange and wish them successful trading," commented Gregor Braun, Head Member…

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eurex
January 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Eurex Exchange outlines 2018 road map

In 2018, Europe’s largest derivatives exchange Eurex, part of Deutsche Börse Group, announced that it will continue to focus on helping its clients to navigate the regulatory changes ahead. The introduction of MiFID II, rising capital requirements and Brexit pose challenges to the whole market,” said CEO Thomas Book. “In this environment, we gather our…

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January 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Boerse Stuttgart generates record turnover in Equities in 2017

Based on the order book statistics, turnover from all trading activities at Boerse Stuttgart amounted to around EUR 80.6 billion in 2017. As such the turnover across every asset class at Germany’s leading floor-trading exchange was slightly above the previous year’s level. In 2017, Boerse Stuttgart set a new record of EUR 17.8 billion for…

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