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Daily Share Trading Hits All Time High On The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 03/05/2006

The average number of daily share trades reached an all-time high of 21,553 in April. The previous record of 21,402 trades pr. day was set in January 2006. Share trading amounted to DKK 70.8 billion. Proceeds, listed companies raised from new issues, rose to DKK 5.6 billion in the first four months of 2006 compared to DKK 1.3 billion during the same period in 2005. In April trade in investment certificates amounted to DKK 9.8 billion, which is more than twice the amount of April 2005.
CBOT Fed Watch - May 3 Market Close

Date 03/05/2006

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on May 10, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.
CBOT And Dow Jones Newswires Introduce Custom Newsletter “Commodity News for Tomorrow” Offers Dow Jones News, CBOT Market Information

Date 03/05/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and Dow Jones Newswires, the leading source of real-time news and information for financial professionals, today announced the launch of “Commodity News for Tomorrow,” a custom newsletter for CBOT market participants.
WCE Volume Substantially Higher Than A Year Ago

Date 02/05/2006

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. ("WCE") total volume of trade for April 2006 is up 72% from the same month a year ago at 249,395 contracts. This is the second highest level of trade for April. The highest volume of trade recorded for the month of April was in 2001 when 303,977 contracts were traded.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Trading Activity Of The First European TOPIX-ETF

Date 02/05/2006

As previously announced through the TSE News, the first and only Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) in Europe based on TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) was listed on a leading pan-European exchange, Euronext Paris, on November 17, 2005. The new ETF is developed and managed by one of the major companies in European ETF industries, Lyxor Asset Management (a wholly owned subsidiary of Societe Generale), and is traded in Euro denominations under the name ''LYXOR ETF JAPAN (TOPIX)''.

The MICEX Stock Exchange’s General Meeting Of Stockholders Decides To Pay Over 9.7 Million Rubles Worth Of Dividends

Date 02/05/2006

The general meeting of stockholders of the MICEX Stock Exchange, held 27 April 2006, considered the results of the Exchange’s work in 2005. The meeting elected the Board and the Auditing Committee. According to the MICEX President Alexander Potemkin, the MICEX Stock Exchange succeeded in transferring the full amount of liquidity of the MICEX stock market to the new floor. The MICEX SE’s successful performance of the task of the first year of its work proves that the idea to create a specialized
The General Meeting Of Stockholders Of The MICEX Settlement House Sums Up The Results Of Its Work In 2005

Date 02/05/2006

The annual general meeting of stockholders of the MICEX Settlement House, held 28 April 2006, considered the main results of the MICEX SH’s work in 2005. Over the last year, the MICEX SH’s authorized capital increased by 241.5 million rubles and on 01.01.2006 amounted to 255.0 million rubles. The meeting elected the Supervisory Council and the Auditing Committee and decided to use the profit earned in 2005 for the MICEX SH’s further development.
Thai Bourse Launches Total Return Index

Date 02/05/2006

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) produced its Total Return Index (TRI) to assess total returns from investing in SET-listed securities. It will be useful for making investment decisions and for appraising funds and fund management, and will be distributed via the SET website, www.set.or.th, from May 2 onwards.
Sydney Futures Exchange 2006 Annual General Meeting - Addresses By The Chairman, Mr Rick Holliday-Smith And The Managing Director, Mr Robert Elstone

Date 02/05/2006

Click here to read the addresses by the Chairman of SFE Corporation Limited, Rick Holliday-Smith and the Managing Director Mr Robert Elstone, to the 2006 Annual General Meeting held in Sydney on 2 May 2006.
Standard & Poor's Reports April Index Returns

Date 02/05/2006

Click here to download Standard & Poor's April index returns.