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Ibovespa Sets 20th Record Of The Year By Closing May 2 At 41,016 Points

Date 03/05/2006

Brazilian stocks closed Tuesday 2 at record high for the 20th time this year. The benchmark Ibovespa stock index ended the session up 1.62% at 41,016 points, highest close since April 26, when it reached 40,410 points. The value traded in the session amounted to R$ 3 billion.

HKEx: Market Cap Exceeds $10,000 Billion

Date 03/05/2006

The following statistics are made available in response to media enquiries:

Global GICS Sector Snapshot April 2006

Date 03/05/2006

GL TRADE Reports Turnover Of €44.6M For The First Quarter Of 2006, Up 3.6% On The Same Period In 2005 - A Return To Organic Growth

Date 03/05/2006

The group generated a turnover of €44.6M in the first quarter of 2006: up 3.6% based on reported figures. Organic growth (excluding Oasis, which was acquired during 2005) was 1.7%.

Future Funding Of The UK's Financial Ombudsman Service

Date 03/05/2006

The Financial Services Authority and the Financial Ombudsman Service today outline, in a joint Discussion Paper, possible options for the future funding of the ombudsman service’s compulsory jurisdiction.

Euronext: Announcement On The AGM Agenda

Date 03/05/2006

Euronext has today published details of the agenda for its Annual General Meeting to be held on 23 May 2006.

Euronext.liffe Launches Equity Options On Koninklijke BAM Groep N.V.

Date 03/05/2006

Euronext.liffe announces it intends to launch American-style options on the Dutch company Koninklijke BAM Groep N.V., bringing the number of equity options listed in Amsterdam to 49. Euronext.liffe intends to launch the options at 20 June 2006.

Despite The Reduction Of Trading Sessions Due To The Easter Break Trading Volume On The Spanish Stock Exchange Grows By 3.5%

Date 03/05/2006

In April, equity trading volume on the SIBE platform came in at € 77.53 bn, 3.5 % up on the same month last year.

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.