Euronext launches indices for Germany, Italy, Spain
June 1, 2015--Stock market operator Euronext announced Monday the launch of country indices for Germany, Italy and Spain, adding major economies to the pan-European exchange.
The primary exchange in the eurozone already has indices in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels and Lisbon. The country indices are composed of the 30 companies with the highest free float market capitalisation listed on each country's main markets.
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Source: The Economic Times
STOXX Announces Component Changes TO STOXX Europe 50 Index
Changes are due to fast-entry rule
June 1, 2015--STOXX Limited, a leading provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced component changes in the STOXX Europe 50 Index due to the fast-entry rule.
All changes become effective with the open of markets on Jun. 22, 2015.
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Source: STOXX
Turnover at Deutsche Börse's cash markets at 125.6 billion euros in May
June 1, 2015--Order book turnover on Xetra, Börse Frankfurt and Tradegate Exchange across all asset classes stood at €125.6 billion in May (May 2014: €96.1 billion).
Of the €125.6 billion, €117.1 billion were attributable to Xetra (May 2014: €88.4 billion). The average daily turnover on Xetra stood at €6.2 billion in May (May 2014: €4.2 billion).
A turnover of €3.7 billion was attributable to Börse Frankfurt (May 2014: €3.9 billion).
Order book turnover on Tradegate Exchange* totalled approximately €4.8 billion in May (May 2014: €3.8 billion).
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Source: Deutsche Börse
World Bank-World Bank Revises Its Growth Projections for Russia for 2015 and 2016
June 1, 2015--The World Bank has updated its economic outlook for Russia for 2015 and 2016 to reflect a further stabilization of global oil prices. The new most likely scenario is more optimistic and assumes an average oil price of US$58.0 per barrel for 2015 and of US$63.6 per barrel for 2016.
On this basis, real GDP is projected to contract by 2.7 percent in 2015, before reaching 0.7 percent in 2016, and 2.5 percent in 2017. This is an improvement to the Bank's April outlook when real GDP was projected to contract by 3.8 percent in 2015 and modestly decline by 0.3 percent in 2016.
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Source: World Bank
BATS Chi-X Europe Announces Exclusive ETF Listings from Van Eck Global
Europe's Largest Exchange Goes Live with Four Van Eck 'Market Vectors' Funds Today
June 1, 2015--BATS Chi-X Europe, Europe's largest stock exchange, today announced today that two uniquely-listed ETFs, issued by Van Eck Global, began trading on BATS Chi-X Europe's Regulated Market.
A further two ETFs by the same issuer were also made available for trading.
The Van Eck Global Market Vectors Gold Miners UCITS ETF (Ticker: GDGJx) and the Van Eck Global Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners UCITS ETF (Ticker: GDGXx), both denominated in GBP, are the first funds to list exclusively on BATS' pan-European platform.
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Source: BATS Chi-X Europe
The Spanish Stock Exchange Traded €84.3 Bn. In May, Up 17% Year On Year-The Best Month Of May In 5 Years
June 1, 2015--The best month of May in 5 years
The equity trading volume to the end of May was up 27%
In May the ETF trading volume doubled from the same month in 2014
The trading volume in the Warrants and Certificates market to the end of May was up 46% year-on-year
The trading volume in the Derivatives market in May was up 10% from the previous month
Corporate Debt trading in May was €57.7 billion and the volume of issues grows 84% in the first five months
Equities
The equity trading volume on the Spanish Stock Exchange in May was €84.3 billion, up 17% year on year, representing the best month of May since 2010. Accumulated volumes in the first five months of the year reached €433.5 billion, up 27% year on year.
Source: Bolsas y Mercados EspaƱoles
Lyxor launches new supra-region ETFs
June 1, 2015--Lyxor has announced the launch of two new supra-region ETFs, the Lyxor MSCI North America UCITS ETF and the Lyxor MSCI Pacific Ex Japan UCITS ETF
, in order to facilitate regional access for investors.
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Source: Investment News
EBRD and Borsa Îstanbul in exclusive talks over stake sale
May 29, 2015--Pre-IPO investment in stock exchange will support development of Turkey's capital markets
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is entering exclusive negotiations to acquire a 10 per cent stake in Borsa Îstanbul, in a landmark deal which will support Turkey's efforts to reshape its capital markets.
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Source: European Bank
EBA publishes final version of its updated report on the monitoring of Additional Tier 1 capital instruments
May 29, 2015--The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today the final version of its updated report on the monitoring of Additional Tier 1 (AT1) capital instruments issued by EU institutions,
following a public hearing held on 18 May 2015. The slides presented during the public hearing can be found here.
view the report-On the monitoring of Additional Tier 1 (AT1) instruments of EU institutions-Update
Source: EBA
Euro Bond Washout Subsides as Barclays Sees Bulls Keeping Faith
May 29, 2015--May has been a turbulent month for bond trading, though investors haven't lost faith in the sovereign market, Barclays Plc and BNP Paribas SA say.
German government bonds rose a second week, stabilizing after a selloff that saw 10-year yields jump more than 70 basis points in about three weeks.
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Source: Bloomberg