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Wiener Börse Launches Cooperation With Bulgarian Stock Exchange

Date 24/03/2006

Wiener Börse has a strong position in Southeast Europe: Following the cooperation agreements with the exchanges in Bucharest, Zagreb, Belgrade and Sarajevo, Wiener Börse signed today a memorandum of understanding with the Bulgarian Stock Exchange. The aim of the two exchanges is to cooperate in the area of indices and data dissemination. Additionally, the exchanges will also work together in the joint development and introduction of products.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Listing Rule Revision With Regard To The Adoption Of Takeover Defense Measures

Date 24/03/2006

On January 24th, the Tokyo Stock Exchange made a resolution as outlined by the following document entitled "Listing Rule Revision with regard to the Adoption of Takeover Defense Measures".
Tokyo Financial Exchange: Trading Of Interest Rate Etc. Financial Futures Contracts Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 31 March 2006

Date 24/03/2006

TFX announced the temporary change of trading hours for all Interest Rate etc. Financial Futures Contracts (except for Exchange Forex Margin Contracts) on 31 March 2006, responding to the release of the Consumer Price Index at 8:30am.
The NASDAQ Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks For March 2006

Date 24/03/2006

As of mid-March, short interest in 2,736 NASDAQ National Market® securities totaled 6,041,345,783 shares compared with 5,648,922,450 shares in 2,746 National Market issues for the month of February.
Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) Launches Three New Products

Date 24/03/2006

Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) announced the launch of three new products and introduction of two new measures on March 27. 2006. The new products are MSCI Taiwan IndexSM Futures, MSCI Taiwan IndexSM Options and Gold Futures contracts, all of which are designed as US dollar-denominated. MSCI Taiwan IndexSM Futures, MSCI Taiwan IndexSM Options will complement the existing TAIFEX’s NT dollar-denominated TAIEX Futures and Options contracts.

SWX Swiss Exchange:The Shares Of Partners Group Holding (PGHN) Open At CHF 79.95

Date 24/03/2006

Today, the shares of Partners Group, a Swiss asset manager, were traded in the main market of the SWX Swiss Exchange for the first time. The issue price was set yesterday, Thursday, at CHF 63 and thus in the upper range of the previously determined pricing corridor of CHF 56 to CHF 67. The opening price on the SWX Swiss Exchange today stood at CHF 79.95, which corresponds to a market capitalisation of CHF 2,134.7 million. Partners Group is included in both the SPI® and the SPI EXTRA®.
SWX Swiss Exchange: Professor Peter Gomez Proposed As Chairman Of The Board

Date 24/03/2006

At its extraordinary meeting held today, the Board of Directors of the SWX Swiss Exchange proposed Prof. Dr. Peter Gomez as its new Chairman. His formal election to the Board will be accomplished by the General Assembly of the SWX Swiss Exchange Association on 5 May 2006.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P Japan SmallCap 250, S&P Japan MidCap 100 and S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 24/03/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Japan SmallCap 250, S&P Japan MidCap 100 and the S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading Friday, March 31st 2006:
OMX, Oslo Børs And ICEX Introduce New Indexes, VINX

Date 24/03/2006

On April 3, 2006, the Nordic Exchange OMX in cooperation with the exchanges in Oslo and Reykjavik launches a new index family – the VINX. The purpose of the VINX indexes is to reflect the development in the region in a reliable and predictable manner and to highlight the overall investment opportunities.
OMX Baltic Exchanges Opened A Fund Center

Date 24/03/2006

The Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius stock exchanges opened the Baltic Fund Center – an information environment on investment funds for investors. Information on publicly offered funds in the Baltic States is presented in a readily comparable manner on the website www.omxgroup.com/balticfunds.