Interactive Data Corporation (IDC) continues to expand its solutions and services. The leading provider of financial market data recently declared that its Real-Time Services business has added new market data coverage to PlusFeed, its low-latency, consolidated global datafeed. The company has also added different emerging market exchanges to PlusFeed services.  Interactive Data has added exchanges like National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange ( India ) in its Level 1 data services and Micex ( Russia ) Level 2 data services, as well as depth-of-market data for Johannesburg ( South Africa ) and Bombay ( India ) Stock Exchanges. Coverage of the Tokyo Financial Exchange ( Japan ) has also been added.  This apart, a few weeks back the company announced that its Pricing and Reference Data service business has enhanced the horizon of the interest rate swap valuation service. This service is of special help to clients, since it ...

Last week’s question of resiliency or reluctance at 14,000 for the Nikkei 225 Stock Average was answered, somewhat predictably, with another late-week rally. The Nikkei ended the week higher by 2.3% to 14,338.54 and the broader TOPIX, which rose by the same amount, recouped the 1,400-level (1,408.14) for the first time since January 10th. This week, the N225 is poised to test its Jan. 10 high of 14,388 and perhaps it’s not a stretch to throw in the 14,691 close on the first day of trading this year (its calendar year high close). But don’t get too excited (just trying to keep things in perspective), considering the N225’s 15,155 open on the first day of trading in 2008, let alone the 18,000-plus levels it once traded at last year! ...