Abu Dhabi's Lunate Launches ETF Tracking Japan Equities

Lunate Capital is launching an exchange-traded fund tracking Japanese equities that will be listed on the Abu Dhabi securities exchange (ADX). WAM
Lunate Capital is launching an exchange-traded fund tracking Japanese equities that will be listed on the Abu Dhabi securities exchange (ADX). WAM
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Abu Dhabi's Lunate Launches ETF Tracking Japan Equities

Lunate Capital is launching an exchange-traded fund tracking Japanese equities that will be listed on the Abu Dhabi securities exchange (ADX). WAM
Lunate Capital is launching an exchange-traded fund tracking Japanese equities that will be listed on the Abu Dhabi securities exchange (ADX). WAM

Abu Dhabi investor Lunate Capital is launching an exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking Japanese equities that will be listed on the Abu Dhabi securities exchange (ADX), the firm said in a statement on Thursday.

Lunate said the Chimera S&P Japan UCITS ETF, its third ETF so far this year, will list on May 29 and give investors access to the top 30 most liquid Japanese stocks listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange including Toyota and Sony.

Lunate manages $105 billion of assets.

The ETF market will contribute to bolster "Abu Dhabi's plan to diversify its economy and attract more investors to its financial center," ADX's CEO Abdulla Salem Alnuaimi was quoted as saying in Thursday's statement.

Investors will be able to subscribe to the ETF between 16-23 May, Lunate added.



Maersk Rules Out Suez Canal Return Until 'Well Into 2025'

Maersk containers are transported by train in Ronda, Spain October 27, 2024. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Maersk containers are transported by train in Ronda, Spain October 27, 2024. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
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Maersk Rules Out Suez Canal Return Until 'Well Into 2025'

Maersk containers are transported by train in Ronda, Spain October 27, 2024. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Maersk containers are transported by train in Ronda, Spain October 27, 2024. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

Danish shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Thursday it expects strong demand for shipping goods around the globe to continue in the coming months, though does not expect to resume sailing through the Suez Canal until "well into 2025.”
Attacks on vessels in the Red Sea by Iran-aligned Houthi militias have disrupted a shipping route vital to east-west trade, with prolonged re-routing of shipments pushing freight rates higher and causing congestion in Asian and European ports.
"There are no signs of de-escalation and it is not safe for our vessels or personnel to go there ... Our expectation at this point is that it will last well into 2025," Chief Executive Vincent Clerc told journalists, according to Reuters.
Maersk, viewed as a barometer of world trade, said in January it was diverting all container vessels from Red Sea routes around Africa's Cape of Good Hope for the foreseeable future.
The company said on Thursday it had seen strong demand in the third quarter especially driven by exports out of China and Southeast Asia.
Clerc said he saw no signs of a slowdown in volumes from Europe or North America in the coming months.
Maersk also confirmed robust preliminary third-quarter earnings released on Oct. 21 driven by high freight rates, when it also raised its full-year forecasts citing solid demand and the continuing disruption to shipping in the Red Sea.
Maersk's shares rose 2.4% by 0957 GMT.