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Saudi Arabian Equity Market Report - October 2006

Date 01/11/2006

Click here to download the Saudi Arabian equity market report for October 2006.

Thai Exchanges Move Toward An Integrated High-Profile Market

Date 01/11/2006

Major players in the Thai capital industry aim to move towards being an integrated high-profile regional market in three years. This vision is underpinned by a number of strategic initiatives to be undertaken by The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Market for Alternative Investment (mai), Bond Electronic Exchange (BEX), and Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX).

“Hellenic Exchanges Group” Officials At The Tehran Stock Exchange

Date 01/11/2006

The Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) has invited officials from the Hellenic Exchanges Group to share their experience in “demutualization”. Dr. Nikolaos Porfiris, Head of International Affairs Dept. of the Hellenic Exchange Group along with Dr. Vasileios Margaris, Managing Director of Thessalonica Exchange Center – a subsidiary of Hellenic Exchanges Group” – were in Tehran for a 2-day meeting on October 22 and 23.

Equiduct Cuts The Cost Of MiFID Implementation With A Single Connection To Pan-European Trading Services - New Venture Spearheaded By Bob Fuller, Previously Director Of IT Strategy At Dresdner Kleinwort And Co-Head MiFID JWG - Equiduct Will Provide Ser

Date 01/11/2006

Equiduct, a new organisation created to provide MiFID solutions on its Belgian-regulated electronic platform, has announced that the first of its range of pan European pre- and post-trade services will go live as of Q2 2007 (subject to regulatory approval and customer readiness). Equiduct offers the first MiFID-compliant, integrated Europe-wide single connection for trading services and execution. The company’s wide range of services will be offered to all financial institutions via its own p

Tehran Stock Exchange Launches “Unofficial Board”

Date 01/11/2006

As from late September 2006, the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) has introduced “Unofficial Board” which is in fact a “temporary” Board. “Loss-making, failing to proper information dissemination, and low level of turnover” were parts of the criteria for relegation of TSE listed companies to this new Board.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Price Of Crude Oil For October 2006 Contract

Date 01/11/2006

Final settlement price of Middle East Crude Oil for October 2006 contract is 42,480 yen. On the last trading day, trading for October contract is only settled by offsetting current positions by resale or repurchase based on this final settlement price. Please also note that on the last trading day, only market orders are accepted.

Share Change In S&P/TOPIX150 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 31/10/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following change in the S&P/TOPIX150 and S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading, Wednesday November 8, 2006: Aeon Co., Ltd. (Japan, SEDOL: 6480048, GICS: Consumer Staples, GICS Code: 30101040) a member of the S&P/TOPIX150 and S&P Japan 500 indices, shares will increase by 70,000,000 to 795,409,348 due to the public offering.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 31/10/2006

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, October 31, 2006: Carpathian Gold Inc. (TSXVN:CPN) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to the TSX to trade under the same ticker symbol.

The Montréal Exchange Announces Its Financial Results For The Third Quarter Of 2006

Date 31/10/2006

HIGHLIGHTS   Q3 2006 vs Q3 2005

NYMEX Shareholders Vote in Favor of Comex Transaction

Date 31/10/2006

NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYMEX) announced that its shareholders approved the COMEX transaction at a special meeting held today. More than 98% of the shares voted in connection with this meeting were voted in favor of the deal, as reported by the company's inspector of election and transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company.