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HKEx Noteworthy Market Statistics on 28 November 2006

Date 28/11/2006

The following statistics are made available in response to media enquiries:
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Introduction Of Margin Trading With Respect To Stocks Issued By Foreign Corporations

Date 28/11/2006

On Tuesday, November 28, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) announced the introduction of margin trading with respect to stocks issued by foreign corporations (including foreign stock depositary receipts) in order to strengthen the market functions and provide diverse investment methods. (scheduled to be effective on April 2007, under the condition of the approval by the Financial Services Agency regarding the amendment of TSE's related rules).
Rezidor Hotel Group Listed On The Nordic Exchange

Date 28/11/2006

Today, Rezidor Hotel Group has been listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Rezidor Hotel Group is the seventy-ninth company to join the Nordic Exchange this year.
Axiss Australia a2a Newsletter Issue 148, 28 November 2006

Date 28/11/2006

a2a e-newsletter is a the fortnightly bulletin compiled by Axiss Australia. a2a provides a summary of key events in Australia's financial services industry and their implications for Australia's position as a global financial services centre.
Shanghai Stock Exchange: Warding Off Deliberate Profit Manipulations

Date 28/11/2006

At the First Training Course on New Accounting Standards sponsored by the China Securities Regulatory Commission under the auspices of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), Director Zhou Guoqing of the SSE Listed Company Department said that listed companies must not take advantage of changing accounting policies to manipulate profits for obtaining malfeasant interests.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Finalizes "Choice Cases Of Debt Clearing"

Date 28/11/2006

The "Choice Cases of Listed Companies' Debt Clearing in 2006" worked out recently by the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), highlighting the experiences of typical debt clearing of 27 companies, aims to orient 45 SSE companies which have not completed their debt clearing and related parties to the clearing modes and innovative methods.
NLB, SGX Ink First MOU And Launch The Investment Resource And Information Service (IRIS) At The National Library

Date 28/11/2006

Library Board (NLB) and Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to forge a strategic partnership leveraging on the domain expertise and resources of SGX, and the information management expertise and resources of NLB. Under the MOU, both parties jointly launched a new service called Investment Resource and Information Service (IRIS) @National Library.
Dow Jones Indexes Named Index Provider Of The Year In Structured Products’ Asian Awards 2006

Date 28/11/2006

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, was named “Index Provider of the Year, Asia” by the U.K. based magazine Structured Products and based on the votes of an independent judging panel. The award recognizes Dow Jones Indexes’ work in the index field.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes To U.S. Index

Date 27/11/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P SmallCap 600 index: California Pizza Kitchen Inc. (NASD:CPKI) will replace Harbor Florida Bancshares Inc. (NASD:HARB) in the S&P SmallCap 600 index after the close of trading on Thursday, November 30. Harbor Florida is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent National City Corp. (NYSE:NCC) in a deal expected to close on or about that date, pending final approvals. Digene Corp. (NASD:DIGE) will replace NS Group Inc. (NYSE
Share Change For Brambles Limited In S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 27/11/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006: Brambles Limited (Australia, SEDOL: B1FJ0C0, GICS Code: 20201030), a member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index, will increase its shares to 1,541,196,006 as a result of the unification with Brambles Industries plc.