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MCX Weekly Market Report: Crude Sep Gains Over 5% At Rs 3,002, Gold Oct Gains Three-Fifths Of A Per Cent

Date 31/08/2007

MCX – COMDEX Open: 2079.92 High: 2144.93 Low: 2077.31

The McGraw-Hill Companies Appoints Deven Sharma, President, Standard & Poor's

Date 31/08/2007

The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) today announced the appointment of Deven Sharma as president of Standard & Poor's, the Corporation's financial services division, effective immediately. Mr. Sharma has served as executive vice president of Investment Services and Global Sales for Standard & Poor's since November 1, 2006. He succeeds Kathleen Corbet, who is stepping down from her position to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Sharma will report to Harold McGraw III, chairman, president and chief

IntercontinentalExchange Announces WCE Management Team

Date 31/08/2007

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace and soft commodity exchange, today announced management appointments for the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. (WCE). On August 28, ICE completed the transaction to acquire Winnipeg Holdings Inc., which is the holding company for WCE, the leading agricultural commodity futures and options exchange in Canada.

HKEx Publishes Consultation Paper On Periodic Financial Reporting

Date 31/08/2007

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) today (Friday) published a consultation paper on periodic financial reporting.

Wiener Börse Cooperates With The Ukrainian Exchange PFTS

Date 31/08/2007

In the future, Wiener Börse will work together with the Ukrainian exchange PFTS Stock Trading System. The CEOs of the two exchanges, Irina Zarya and Heinrich Schaller, confirmed this today in Kiev with the signing of a cooperation agreement (MoU). Wiener Börse and PFTS plan to work together in the area of indices and also intend to cooperate with respect to data vending. “The Ukrainian financial marketplace is gaining significance for Austria's economy. We are very pleased that Wiener Börse a

London Stock Exchange And Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange Sign Memorandum Of Understanding

Date 31/08/2007

The London Stock Exchange and the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalise their existing strong ties. This morning, to mark the signing of the Memorandum, the CEO of the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, Dr. Tran Dac Sinh, opened trading at the London Stock Exchange.

Agreement Between SWX Swiss Exchange And IVF HARTMANN Holding AG

Date 31/08/2007

The SWX Swiss Exchange has entered into an agreement with IVF HARTMANN Holding AG in connection with violations of the Swiss GAAP FER accounting standard in its consolidated financial statements 2006. The deficiencies identified by the SWX Swiss Exchange relate to the incorrect presentation of allocations to the company’s welfare foundation as well as to the disclosure of the freely available funds in said foundation. IVF HARTMANN Holding AG will correct these errors retroactively in its

The Bank Of Russia Begins To Conclude Lombard Credit Transactions With Credit Institutions Using The MICEX Electronic System Of Trading

Date 31/08/2007

The Bank of Russia has started to use the MICEX electronic system of trading to conclude lombard credit transactions with credit institutions. The first lombard credit transaction was concluded in the MICEX trading system? on fixed terms at 7% of yearly interest to the amount of 1 million rubles for 7 days.

A Market Which Keeps Raising China’s Interest - Representatives From Shanghai Futures Exchange And China Securities Regulatory Commission Visit The Premises Of The Rosario Board Of Trade.

Date 31/08/2007

A delegation led by Jiang Yang, Vice Chairman of CSCR, and Yang Mai Jun, CEO of SHFE, visited the premises of the Rosario Board of Trade and the Exchange accompanied by Rofex´s Chairman, Luis Ossola and its Vice Chairman, Fabio Bini, Diego Fernández, CEO of the Exchange and Nicolás Baroffi, CEO of Argentina Clearing. The second Vice Chairman of the Rosario Board of Trade, Víctor Cabanellas, the entity’s Vice Secretary, Aníbal Ivancich, and the Economic Information Chief, Rogelio Pontón were also

Shanghai Stock Exchange: Shareholding Lessening, Reform Promised, Supervision Reinforced

Date 31/08/2007

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has recently disclosed the information of the promises in the equity division reform made by listed companies and the shareholding lessening by their controlling shareholders and holders of more than 5% shares in the column of "Listed Companies Credit Record" on its website. The shareholding lessening information mainly includes company names and time of the lessening by relevant shareholders, while the reform promise information mainly covers company names, sha