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Date 16/01/2003

Euronext Chiefs Honoured By City Of London

Euronext Chairman and Chief Executive, Jean-François Théodore and Chief Operating Officer, George Möller were today conferred the Freedom of the City of London by the Corporation of London. They were nominated by the Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee, Dame Judith Mayhew and the immediate past Lord Mayor Alderman, Sir Michael Oliver.
Date 16/01/2003

American Stock Exchange To Commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Roy Innis, National Chairman of CORE, the Congress of Racial Equality, will ring the opening bell at the American Stock Exchange in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 17 at 09:30 a.m.
Date 15/01/2003

UK's Financial Services Authority Consults On Tough New Rules For Split Caps

The FSA yesterday proposed tough new rules for investment companies, including Split Capital Investment Trusts, to increase the information and protection available to investors in such companies. There are three main areas where the FSA believes new safeguards need to be introduced: The nature and content of warnings about the risks to capital; A limit on the extent to which investment companies can cross-invest in each other;
Date 15/01/2003

The National Stock Exchange Of Lithuania Conducts The 2000th Trading Session

On 15 January 2003, the NSEL conducted its 2000th trading session, during which 864 thousand of shares and 1,177 thousand of Government securities were traded. The total turnover of the trading session stood at LTL 18.2 million. Currently, 46 share issues and 34 Government securities issues are traded at the NSEL. The first trading session took place on 14 September 1993. Its turnover hardly reached LTL 1.63thou, and the trading list consisted of 22 share issues of 19 issuers.
Date 15/01/2003

Starting January 20th, Two New Stock Futures Will Be Traded On The Derivatives Market Of Borsa Italiana

On Monday 20th January 2003, Borsa Italiana's Idem Market will launch two new stock futures on individual shares, Generali and STMicroelectronics.

Date 15/01/2003

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: After the close of trading on Wednesday, January 15, 2003, Geodyne Energy Inc. (TSXVN:GEL) will change its name to Ranchgate Energy Inc. (TSXVN:ROG). The company will trade under the new CUSIP number 752066 10 0.
Date 15/01/2003

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Pursuant to quarterly rebalancing methodology, Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index effective after the close of trading on Friday, January 17, 2003. As of the close of trading on Wednesday, January 15, 2003, the index was comprised of 534 companies. A total of 93 companies will be removed from the index and 71 new companies will be added. The revised index will therefore be made up of 512 companies.
Date 15/01/2003

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Indices

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Thursday, January 16, 2003: The relative weight of CGI Group Inc. Class A SV (TSX:GIB.A) will increase by approximately 0.03% in the S&P/TSX Composite and S&P/TSX Capped Composite, 0.15% in the S&P/TSX Canadian MidCap, 0.02% in the TSX 100 Index and by 0.48% in the S&P/TSX Canadian Information Technology Sector Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustm
Date 15/01/2003

Nymex To Raise Margins For Spot Month Platinum Futures

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it will raise margin rates for the spot month of platinum futures contracts to $6,600 from $1,600 for clearing members, to $7,260 from $1,760 for members, and to $8,910 from $2,160 for customers, as of the close of business today.
Date 15/01/2003

NYBOT Appoints Bernard Savaiko To Economist Position

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today that it has appointed Bernard Savaiko to be its Economist. Mr. Savaiko, who is coming to the Exchange from UBS PaineWebber Inc., will focus on research and analysis of current and potential NYBOT markets.