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Date 31/03/2005

SWX Swiss Exchange Reprimands Lonza Group AG

The SWX Swiss Exchange has issued a reprimand with related publication against Lonza Group AG, Basel, for violation of provisions of the Listing Rules. The SWX reprimand refers primarily to incorrect presentation of an impairment in its segment reporting in the 2003 consolidated financial statements.
Date 31/03/2005

Review Of The Number Of Foreign Shares In The KAX, Sektor And Industry Indices Of The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

As of 1 April 2005, foreign companies included in the Copenhagen Stock Exchange’s all-share, sector and industry indices will receive new weighting.
Date 31/03/2005

Program Trading Averaged 55.7 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Mar. 21-25

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Mar. 21-25.
Date 31/03/2005

Outline Of The Current Roles Of The The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Limited And The Securities And Futures Commission In Listing Regulation

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Exchange), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, publish today an outline of the roles of the SFC and the Exchange in Listing Regulation. The outline is published to help the market understand the roles of and interface between our two organisations.
Date 31/03/2005

NYSE Member Firms Report Fourth-Quarter And Full-Year 2004 Results

New York Stock Exchange member firms that conduct business with the public reported fourth-quarter 2004 after-tax profits of $3.06 billion and revenues of $47.0 billion, compared to $3.11 billion in after-tax profits on revenues of $36.22 billion in fourth-quarter 2003. In 2004, the firms reported after-tax profits of $8.92 billion on revenues of $160.25 billion, compared with after-tax profits of $10.89 billion on revenues of $144.52 billion in 2003.

Date 31/03/2005

NYSE Announces Second-Quarter 2005 Circuit-Breaker And Trading-Collar Levels

The New York Stock Exchange will implement new circuit-breaker and trading-collar trigger levels for second-quarter 2005, effective Friday, April 1, 2005.
Date 31/03/2005

NASDAQ Announces Updates To The Eligibility Criteria For Selected NASDAQ Indexes

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ(R)) (Nasdaq: NDAQ) has announced several updates to the criteria for inclusion in the NASDAQ-100 Index(R), NASDAQ Financial-100 Index(R), and NASDAQ Biotechnology Index(R).
Date 31/03/2005

Investable Weight Factor Change For Terna SpA In The S&P/MIB Index

Standard & Poor’s will change the IWF (Investable Weight Factor) for Terna SPA (Italy, ISIN IT0003242622), a member of the S&P/MIB Index, from 0.5 to 0.639 effective at the close of trading Tuesday, April 05 2005. This is following the sale of ordinary shares by Enel SpA, which has reduced its holding by 13.86 percent of shares outstanding.
Date 31/03/2005

Instinet Group Completes Acquisition Of Bridge Trading

Instinet Group Incorporated (NASDAQ: INGP), the global electronic agency brokerage, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Bridge Trading Company, an agency execution broker, from Reuters (LSE: RTR.L; NASDAQ: RTRSY), the global information company, for 3,751,527 shares of INGP stock, valued at approximately $21.5 million. Bridge Trading has received all the necessary regulatory approvals, and Instinet Group expects the transaction, which closed today, to be accretive to its sha
Date 31/03/2005

Florida Brokerage Firm LH Ross Expelled, Owner Franklyn Michelin Barred For Life To Settle NASD Charges Of Widespread, Ongoing Fraud - Brokerage, Michelin Withdraw Appeals Of Prior Hearing Panel Decisions - Previously Ordered Sanctions, Including Over $11

NASD announced today that it has expelled Boca Raton, FL-based brokerage firm LH Ross from the securities industry and barred its owner and president, Franklyn Michelin, for life to resolve charges of manipulation, fraud, excessive markups, sales of unregistered securities, books and records violations and supervisory violations in two pending enforcement actions against the firm. Both matters were scheduled to go before NASD hearing panels in coming weeks.